Paris Olympics Skateboarding bronze medalist heartbroken after medal deteriorates in just one week “The bronze color is starting to fade．” The poor quality is obvious．”

Nyjah Huston (USA), who won the bronze medal in the men’s street skateboarding event at the Paris Olympics, updated his Instagram story on August 8, 2024, reporting that his bronze medal had deteriorated. The British newspaper Daily Mail (web version) reported the same day. The men’s street final took place on July 29th, and Houston placed third and won the bronze medal. Japan’s Yuto Horigome (25) won the gold medal in this event. After the competition, Houston returned to the United States. In an Instagram video, he holds up his bronze medal and shows it off on the balcony of what appears to be his home. The bronze medal appears to have paint peeling off in places on both the front and back. The Daily Mail published an article with the headline “Olympic star reveals shocking condition of medal just over a week after winning it in Paris.” According to the article, Houston began the video by saying, “This Olympic medal looks great when it’s brand new,” followed by the following: “However, after contact with slightly sweaty skin or after being worn by friends over the weekend, the bronze colour has faded from some areas of the medal, revealing its poor quality. Apparently it’s not as high quality as you might think. “Olympic medals need to be a little better,” Houston joked, noting that her medal had deteriorated so quickly in the week since she won it, “It looks like she’s been to war and come back.”

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