US Olympic skateboarder reveals the shocking condition of his medal just days after winning it
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Kit Roberts
Featured Image Credit: Kristy Sparow / Stringer/Instagram/Nyjah Huston
Topics: News, US News, World News, Olympics, Sport
An Olympic athlete has complained that his bronze medal already looks worn despite only having had it for a few days.
Team USA Olympic skateboarder Nyjah Huston took to his Instagram page to share how his medal had deteriorated just a few days after being awarded it.
Huston, 29, took the bronze in the skateboarding on July 29, and has now returned to his home in the US.
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In the clip he revealed that he didn't rate the quality of the medals at the Olympics and posted some images of his bronze medal.
When it comes to medals, Huston certainly has enough to be able to compare and contrast the quality of them.
The skater previously won the gold medal 12 times in the X Games, and six times in the World Championships.
He has also taken nine silver medals and four bronze medals between the two competitions.
Now he's added a bronze to his growing collection, but was seemingly unimpressed with how it looked.
Speaking in post on his Instagram Story, he said: “Alright, so these Olympic medals look great when they’re brand new.
“But after letting it sit on my skin with some sweat for a little bit and letting my friends wear it over the weekend, they’re apparently not as high quality as you’d think. It’s looking rough.”
Huston went on to call on the Olympics to 'step up the quality', saying: “I don’t know, Olympic medals, we gotta step up the quality a little bit."
He then posted an image on social media of the medal saying it 'looked like it went to war and back.'
He also put up a screenshot of someone who had replied to him, telling the Olympian: "Looks like ya won that thing in 1982 mate."
As for the medal, the back of it already looks tarnished and worn, with a lot of marks covering it and the shine not being quite so shiny.
Of course, wearing it on a chest where will it will be exposed to sweat doesn't help, and the back of the medal looks considerably worse in reflection of this.
However the front isn't looking brilliant either, with the high polish on the medal already faded and the finish already seeing some wear and tear.
The athlete added: "I guess the medals are meant to be in cases, not meant for the send."
UNILAD has reached out to the Olympics for comment.