"Like It Went To War": Olympic Skateboarder Questions Quality Of His Medal
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Nyjah Huston expressed surprise at the quick deterioration of his medal on social media, humorously comparing it to a war veteran.
Weeks after taking home the bronze in the men's street skateboarding event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team USA's Nyjah Huston questioned the condition and quality of his bronze medal. The 29-year-old skateboarder took to social media recently, showing apparent disbelief at how fast his medal had deteriorated and relating it humorously to a war veteran. Huston's candid post sparked an online debate about the durability of Olympic medals.
"These Olympic medals look great when they're brand new, but after letting them sit on my skin with some sweat for a little bit and then letting my friends wear them over the weekend, they're apparently not as high quality as you would think," Huston said on Instagram. "I mean, look at that thing. It's looking rough, even the front."
"So I don't know... Olympic medals, you gotta maybe step up the quality a little bit," he said.
