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    US Olympic skateboarder rips quality of bronze medal after it seemingly breaks down

    By Christian Arnold,

    2024-08-09

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    The International Olympic Committee may want to get their money back from the producer of this year’s medals.

    Team USA skateboarder Nyjah Huston made a surprising post on Instagram that showed the quality of the bronze medal he won wasn’t in the best shape after just a few days of getting it.

    The 29-year-old won bronze in the men’s street final on July 29 and recently returned home to the United States, where he started to notice the quality of the prize starting to deteriorate.

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    Nyjah Huston, of the United States, poses after winning the bronze medal in the men’s skateboard street final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024. AP

    “Alright, so these Olympic medals look great when they’re brand new,” Huston said in an Instagram story. “But after letting it sit on my skin with some sweat for a little bit and letting my friends wear it over the weekend, they’re apparently not as high quality as you’d think. It’s looking rough.”

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    While he was describing the condition of the medal he also flipped the camera to show the deteriorating state of the back of the prize.

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    U.S. Olympic skateboarder Nyjah Huston shows off the state of his bronze medal. Nyjah Huston/Instagram
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    U.S. Olympic skateboarder Nyjah Huston shows off the state of his bronze medal. Nyjah Huston/Instagram

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    The front view wasn’t as damaged, but the wear and tear of the only days-old bronze could be seen on the front as well.

    “I don’t know, Olympic medals, we gotta step up the quality a little bit,” he added.

    Huston knows a thing or two about medals and the quality they should be.

    He has won gold 12 times in the X Games and six more in the World Championships along with nine silver and four bronze medals combined in both competitions.

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    Nyjah Huston opened up about the medal on his Instagram. Nyjah Huston/Instagram
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    Nyjah Huston showed one of the responses to his posts. Nyjah Huston/Instagram
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    Nyjah Huston shows off the state of his bronze medal. Nyjah Huston/Instagram

    The medals for this year’s games were designed by Paris jewelry house Chaumet and made by the Paris Mint, which created 2,600 for the Olympics and 2,400 for the Paralympics, which start on Aug. 28.

    A gold medal was estimated to be worth $1,027, according to Oxford Economics.

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    Rick
    08-11
    Well, if you wouldn’t have choked in there in the final round, you, you probably have a gold
    rebbeca the wicked one
    08-10
    I have played soccer and the field is way too big hun
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