Ohashi experienced a turning point with her body image too. It came when she began studying at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), from where she recently graduated with a degree in gender studies.
She initially told her coach at the university that she “didn’t want to be great again” because she “correlated greatness with misery”, but says she was given the support she needed to succeed.
“Coming to UCLA and being pushed to go to the psychological services, being surrounded by a coaching staff which really puts athletes as people before the sport itself, has definitely been crucial in my growing as a person and my mental health,” she said.
“Now I’ve been wanting to do this whole women thing. I go for women empowerment.
“Everybody’s bodies are different and there’s not a single body that is the perfect body because there are constant trends.
“Being comfortable with the only person that matters, yourself, is something that you can forever work towards. You’re the only person that has your back and you’re the only person that has your skin 100% of the time.”
Reporting by Becky Grey, interviews by Jo Currie, Emma Cook, Kate McKenna and Melissa Sharman.
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