With nothing to lose, Nyjah Huston embraces a new approach in quest for Olympic gold
5 months, 2 weeks ago

With nothing to lose, Nyjah Huston embraces a new approach in quest for Olympic gold

LA Times  

The first half of the trick — a kickflip up to the rail, a lipslide down — went great. “I know I definitely let some people down.” If the memory of that day still hurts, you can’t hear it in his voice now, three years later. “Nyjah’s just sort of a rare breed,” said Rob Dyrdek, a former pro skater who founded the league and is host of MTV’s long-running “Ridiculousness.” “Someone that is so gifted and focused at such a young age.” Maybe success came too quickly. “It’s just sort of you,” says Jess Bartley, senior director of psychological services for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. “Yeah, there’s learning lessons.” Most kids start skating the same way — in the streets.

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After Tokyo setback and knee surgery, Nyjah Huston is growing up as he skates toward Paris Olympics
6 months, 1 week ago

After Tokyo setback and knee surgery, Nyjah Huston is growing up as he skates toward Paris Olympics

Associated Press  

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Nyjah Huston says he isn’t going out to the clubs much in Hollywood this year. “I’ve been taking it a little more cautious and mellow this time, because when you’re a true street skateboarder, that’s just always what you want to be out there doing,” Huston told The Associated Press in Orange County at his private …

Laguna Beach’s Nyjah Huston hopes to add Olympic gold to legendary skate career
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Laguna Beach’s Nyjah Huston hopes to add Olympic gold to legendary skate career

LA Times  

Pro skateboarder Nyjah Huston of Laguna Beach, aiming to make the Paris Olympics this summer in the street skate division, practices at his private skate park in San Clemente. “I’ve really just got to be thankful and proud of myself for having the chance to be in this moment again,” Huston said Wednesday at his private skate park in San …

Skateboard phenom Nyjah Huston, a rising Olympic star, blends in on SoCal streets
3 years, 6 months ago

Skateboard phenom Nyjah Huston, a rising Olympic star, blends in on SoCal streets

LA Times  

When the police show up — which they sometimes do — Nyjah Huston probably looks like any other skateboarder, hanging with friends, grinding rails in the park, doing kickflips off the stairs in front of a library. “I’ve never actually been arrested but they’ve put me in handcuffs multiple times.” They may not know Huston is regarded as the greatest …

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