The Never Been Told Story Of Jess Kimora | “Then the psychiatrist diagnosed me with schizophrenia… “

 

Jess Kimura’s story is one of the best in snowboarding. One of the all time snowboard greats, she has overcome mental illness, personal tragedy, multiple injuries, and more to pursue her passion. In a pretty sweet digital feature on Teton, she recaps her full story for the first time ever highlighting both these tough times as well as the positives like gaining the support of Capita snowboards and filming for Think Thank.

 

 

Click to TETON GRAVITY for the full digital feature on Jess Kimura

 

 

British Columbia native Jess Kimura, also known as ‘Danger Pony’ (@danger_p), is a snowboard phenomena whose successes range from X Games medals to overcoming long-standing mental health battles. // Link to full digital feature in bio // Presented by @rei #BreakingThrough #ForceofNature 📷: @barkerfoto

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