Mirei Imayoshi (left photo) once represented Japan in the 2006 Winter Olympics, later underwent plastic surgerySINA Sports News According to Taiwanese media reports on December 5, Mirei Imayoshi, a 27-year-old Japanese gravure model, was once a snowboarding prodigy who won a national championship at age 14 and competed in the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics at 18, but fell during the qualifying round and was eliminated, failing to meet the nation’s expectations and suffering emotional trauma. Her life then took a sharp downturn as she became addicted to host clubs, worked as a call girl, attempted suicide, went through two short-lived marriages, suffered a miscarriage, and more. The day before yesterday, she made a series of shocking revelations on a TV show.
Turned to escort work to earn money for red envelopes
She revealed that during her peak as an athlete, she earned 3 million yen (about 156,000 RMB) per month, but after the Olympic failure, she faced widespread criticism and didn’t dare to confide in friends, so she sought comfort in host clubs. She once spent 5 million yen (about 260,000 RMB) in a single day. “I became numb to money.” One day, she suddenly found herself completely broke, but her friends, unaware of her struggles, still treated her as the “wealthy Mirei,” even joking when inviting her to a wedding, “We’re looking forward to your red envelope.” To save face, she decided she had to give at least 100,000 yen, so she steeled herself and went to an escort agency. “I planned to quit after earning enough for three days.” Over those three days, she earned 150,000 yen (about 7,800 RMB). Later, a tabloid published covert photos of her working at a hotel, and she explained on the show that she thought no one would recognize her because she always wore goggles during competitions. Looking back, she admitted she was young and naive.
Underwent plastic surgery and attempted suicide, two failed marriages
Her mental and physical condition worsened after the prostitution scandal came to light, and she began having suicidal thoughts. After drinking and taking sleeping pills, she became disoriented and cut her wrists, but was fortunately discovered by a friend and taken to the hospital. Later, she suffered a breakdown due to betrayal by someone she trusted, attempting suicide about 10 times until becoming more stable after becoming a mother. At age 22, she had a child out of wedlock and got married, but divorced just eight months later. The following year, she remarried after becoming pregnant again, though that marriage lasted only 10 months. She has one son with her first husband, and during her second pregnancy, she gave birth to twins—however, one fetus had no upper body. She delivered a daughter weighing less than 1 kilogram via emergency C-section three months early. She later admitted to having had a miscarriage and being diagnosed with cervical cancer before the second pregnancy.
Confirmed condom distribution in Olympic Village
She also confessed to spending 3 million yen on plastic surgery, including jaw contouring, double eyelid surgery, and rhinoplasty. She later posed for risqué nude photo shoots and released DVDs. In 2012, she published an autobiography detailing these experiences. Once seen as a positive role model as an Olympic athlete, she became a controversial figure, a tragic turn of events. On the show the other day, she revealed more Olympic secrets: “Condoms were handed out in the Olympic Village, and there were mascots encouraging everyone to practice safe sex.” Since athletes could stay in the village for up to two weeks, “there was nowhere to go and nothing to do,” she said. She admitted she did take condoms but used them to scoop up snow to make water balloons, implying she didn’t use them for their intended purpose. (New Sports)