Kenji Kono
SKIER
| Marital Status: Single | Resides In: Nozawa Onsen, JPN |
| Participant since: 1987 | Age: 29 |
| Competitor since: 2003 | Height: 6'1" |
| Nickname(s): | Weight: 182 lbs |
| Country: JPN |
The second Japanese skier to compete at Winter X, Kenji finished 19th in Skier X at his first and only WX back in 2008. A popular skier back in Japan, Kenji looked up to the great bonsai warrior and WX veteran Hiroomi Takizawa when he was younger. Hiroomi was the first Japanese skier to earn Winter X gold, which he did in 2001 partnered with Shaun Palmer in UltraCross.