"Alright, so these Olympic medals look great when they are brand new..."
One of the stars of these almost finished 2024 Paris Olympics is, of course, Gabriel Medina. The Brazilian starred in the viral “image of the Games,” put on an absolute show during Teahupoo’s day of days and wound up bringing the bronze medal home.
And herein lies our current trouble.
Bronze, in Olympic street skateboarding, was won by Nyjah Huston. Initially, the 29-year-old seemed very thrilled with his third place finish but later went on a lengthy Instagram sonnet about how sad it made him feel and how it was difficult to keep moving. “Damn the past couple days has been tough, ” the most decorated Street League skater shared, “Since I got home it’s taking everything in me to get out of bed and start living again.”
Huston, of course, wanted to be first though didn’t have what it took to pass Japan’s Yuto Horigome or Arizona’s Jagger Eaton who both smashed him fair and square.
The latest drama, now unspooling, is over the actual, not metaphysical, quality of his best of the worst bauble.
“Alright, so these Olympic medals look great when they are brand new,” the car enthusiast opened in a new sad social story, “but after letting it sit on my skin with some sweat for a little bit and then letting my friends wear it over the weekend, they are apparently not as high quality as you would think.”
He proceeded to flash the medal around, continuing, “I mean look at that thing, it’s looking rough. Even the front is starting to chip off a little. So I don’t know … Olympic medals, you gotta maybe step up the quality a little bit.”
While the Paris Olympic organizers vowed to replace his bronze, surf fans became extremely worried about Medina’s trophy as he, too, has many friends and also operates by the sea where oxidation is known to occur bigly.
Though the three-time champ has not mentioned on his feeds, maybe light a candle ensuring it’s holding up?
Thank you for your service.
Shouldn’t have let his mates use it as a chopping plate
You mean there is a CT next year???
Which country is Arizona?
If you think the Olympic Bronze medal is cheap, flimsy and not good enough, try winning a Gold medal – just saying.
Is this guy really our very own ‘Cowardly Lion’ Felipe in disguise ?
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Tattoo says yes…
Nyjah is a lot of things, but cowardly ain’t one of them.
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Tattoo says yes…
Dude looks like a newspaper cartoon and questions jewelry?
Million dollar view though
pendleton…who ya?
Rick Kane won a belt buckle but that lil Hui future ice-head stole it. You didn’t see him bitching tho.
here…the vibrato…take it Bach…or risk gold…and/or the reuseable arm=pit clothes…only blues commercials…blacks might be suffering…red in the new black!
Fuck off. That is shit.
Xox
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I thought they juiced the fuck out of K Hole on that wave. Once I saw the over the top claim I was really looking forward to K Hole going apeshit in a post heat interview and the judges dashed that hope.
Cheers Apeman!!!
Huntington true confessions from Simpo: ‘Kelley once called me a Brazillian’
If this were the US Open of Brainrot simpo would still be a top competitor
A mild case of
Premature Patina
Rub with Charlie Sheen
US Open happenings: Kapis is partying on air, Cote’s band is playing live, Simpo claiming the Goldy is the Huntington of the Southern Hemi
Brazilians are crybabies??
I’m shocked!!!
Gabriel Medalna
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3 titans of industry on their way to the Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Baseball had Vin Scully, basketball had Chick Hearn and Marv Albert. Pro surfing has Kaipo, Flick, and Mitchell Salazar.
Nyjah: “I mean look at that thing, it’s looking rough. Even the front is starting to chip off a little. So I don’t know … Olympic medals, you gotta maybe step up the quality a little bit.”
to which the IOC responded:
“I mean look at you, you’re looking rough. Even your tricks starting to chip off a little. So I don’t know …. Nyjah, you gotta maybe step up the quality a little bit.”
How hard is it to open up comments for the US Open? I need to discuss why Kaipo is wearing sunglasses inside.
How is Jaggers metal holding up?
You should know, he’s like a family member to you guys. Talk to his agent about starring in “high school musical 3” he has that nickelodeon face!
He wouldn’t complain anyway. good guy, Jagger.
My son started skating with Jagger about 10 years ago.
he still keeps in touch.
all-around nice kid.
The rancid style and self cheering however, not so nice.
How do the Japanese have such good style in surfing and skating? I feel like its underappreciated.
Japan is an interesting place where style, form and technique is most important.
well, you may not care for his style but he’s a medalist at The Olympics and………you’re not.
so there is that.