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'This is a shocking exposé.' A freestyle skier who competed at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics revealed that she was subjected to collective bullying by fellow athletes, verbal abuse and mistreatment by her trainer, and an organized cover-up attempt by the coaching staff, sending shockwaves through the sports world.
'Tokyo Sports,' a Japanese media outlet, reported on the 24th that "Kondo Kokone, who competed as a member of Japan's women's freestyle ski team at the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics and announced her retirement from active competition in June, has accused fellow athletes of collective bullying and severe mistreatment by her trainer."
'On the 24th, Kondo publicly disclosed the details of the harm she endured through her personal social networking service (SNS). She stated, "During the overseas training period after the World Championships, I was bullied and ostracized by several athletes. Whenever I tried to speak with them, they ignored me repeatedly. I experienced collective bullying, and my name and SNS accounts were publicly posted online, leading to defamation and a flood of malicious comments."
'She also revealed the trainer's verbal abuse and neglect that occurred at the Olympic venue. Kondo claimed, "During the Olympics, I suffered severe mistreatment from the national team trainer. After recovering from an injury, I completed adaptation training at the Olympic venue, but knowing I could not compete due to knee pain, I was crying. The trainer leaned close to my ear and repeatedly mocked me, saying, "What's there to be sad about now?" After learning that competition was impossible, he never provided any treatment."
'She also exposed the national team leadership's indifference and attempts to cover up the issue. Kondo said, "If this were not the kind of team I was in, I would not have suffered wounds so deep that recovery would be impossible. I felt like my soul would die if I stayed here any longer." She added, "I reported the bullying by athletes and the trainer's mistreatment to the national team coach, but he dismissed it, saying, "You're just being too sensitive right now.""
'Finally, Kondo stated, "This is not merely about exposing the facts. I have found the courage to speak out because I hope the Japanese freestyle ski community will change in the right direction and that future generations of children will be rewarded fairly for their efforts."
'Kondo suffered a serious injury to her left knee's anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament during practice just before the opening of the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics. She withdrew from both slopestyle and big air events and announced her retirement from active competition in June.'
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