US Olympian Calls Out Poor Quality of Bronze Medal After Winning in Skateboarding

Huston’s Frustration with Medal Quality

Team USA skate­board­er Nyjah Hus­ton made a sur­pris­ing post on Insta­gram, express­ing his dis­ap­point­ment with the qual­i­ty of the bronze medal he won at the 2024 Paris Olympics. 

Hus­ton, a vet­er­an of the X Games and World Cham­pi­onships, not­ed that the medal start­ed to dete­ri­o­rate after just a few days of wear.

Deteriorating Condition of the Medal

In his Insta­gram sto­ry, Hus­ton showed the back of the medal, which appeared to be in poor condition. 

He also men­tioned that the front of the medal had start­ed to show signs of wear and tear, despite being just days old.

Huston’s Perspective on Medal Quality

As an expe­ri­enced medal win­ner, Hus­ton was sur­prised by the poor qual­i­ty of the Olympic medal. 

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

Designs and Value of the 2024 Olympic Medals

The medals for the 2024 Paris Olympics were designed by the Paris jew­el­ry house Chaumet and pro­duced by the Paris Mint. 

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

Potential Response from the IOC

Hus­ton’s crit­i­cism of the medal qual­i­ty may prompt the Inter­na­tion­al Olympic Com­mit­tee to address the issue and ensure that future Olympic medals meet the high stan­dards expect­ed by ath­letes and fans.