American street skater Nyjah Huston left the Tokyo Olympics without a medal. A favorite in the men's street event at the Paris Games, he's hoping to capture Olympic glory.
The 2024 Paris Olympics officially begin Friday with the opening ceremony. On Saturday, it'll be wheels up for one of the world's best street skaters.American Nyjah Huston, a favorite in the men's street event, is looking for Olympic redemption. He is a six-time world champion and 15-time X Games gold medalist. However, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Huston left without a medal.'It wasn't my best day skating.
'I think the fact that I was able to get through all those rough moments as a kid and still come out with that much love for it is the perfect example of, like, how fun skateboarding is. It's really just an addiction. There's just, there's nothin' else like it.'Kelle Huston eventually won custody of her son. Back in California his career exploded. 'I like to say that his father gave him roots to grow, and I feel like I gave him wings to fly,' she said.
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