The Olympics are cool and all, however generally watching a sizzling man pop an Ollie on his skateboard is best than profitable a medal.
Nyjah Huston gave Us Weekly the proper motive to verify him out on-line following his spectacular 2024 Paris Olympics run on July 29. Whereas he was absolutely clothed when taking dwelling a bronze medal for Group USA within the males’s road skateboarding ultimate, the intricate ink overlaying his total physique was nonetheless peeking out because the 29-year-old athlete competed.
“What a sense being on the market representing the nation!!!” Huston shared through Instagram on July 30, standing alongside Japan’s Yuto Horigome and USA teammate Jagger Eaton who received gold and silver, respectively. “The vitality was actual. I admire everybody for the nice vibes and help.”
He added: “We left all of it on the market and I’m proud to say I placed on a stable present for the USA! Hyped to be standing on the rostrum with these two who completely destroyed. However most of all, simply hyped and grateful for this lifetime of skateboarding.”
After turning into a complete thirst monster following Olympic skateboarding, Us did some digging and — should you had been questioning — Huston does have tattoos throughout his physique.
The athlete bought his first style of ink in 2013, and at first it was a tough no.
“I wasn’t prepared for that, and I don’t even know if I ever needed one,” he informed Inked Journal in 2020, after some prompting from a buddy, Huston stated “f—ok it” and so it started.
Now, Huston has estimated he has a complete of over 200 tattoos.
Whereas skateboarding within the California warmth like he’s used to, it’s no shock that Houston continuously has his chest tattoos on full show. Sure, we’re alluding to the quantity of shirtless posts she shares through Instagram on the every day.
“Nobody used to coach for skating [or] exercise within the health club,” he informed Males’s Well being in 2021, forward of his first look within the Olympics. “It simply wasn’t a factor. It’s at all times been a person sport. With the Olympics developing, that’s why folks [are] taking it extra critically and really being extra wholesome and being within the health club.”
Throughout the identical interview, Huston admitted that skateboarding permits him to do extra than simply keep match.
“The essential factor to me is being productive,” he informed the journal. “It helps me really feel good as an individual, helps me really feel robust, helps me really feel like I’m doing one thing all through my days.”