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Olympian Nyjah Huston is on the road to recovery after a skateboard trick goes horribly wrong.
“A harsh reminder of how death-defying skating on massive rails can be,” Huston, 31, wrote via Instagram Monday, January 5. “Fractured skull, fractured eye socket. Take one day at a time.”
In his publication on social networks, the Olympic The bronze medalist shared images of some of his injuries, including a bruised eye, after a fall in Tempe, Arizona.
“I hope you all had a better year than I did,” he added. “We live to fight another day 🙏🏽.”
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After revealing his numerous injuries, Huston received support from many fans, including a few athletes who know what it’s like to land in the hospital.
“Heavy. Stay strong, we know you’ll come back.” Tony Falcon wrote in the comments section. Fellow Olympic skateboarder Gustavo Ribeiro added: “Feel better soon 🙏🏼🙏🏼. »
Ryan Sheckler also sent his support, writing, “Dude…prayers for healing bro!
While Huston has previously represented the United States in skateboarding at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Games, the athlete previously expressed his determination to compete at the upcoming 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
Nyjah Huston
Courtesy of Nyjah Huston/Instagram“I’m excited for the Olympics in Los Angeles. I’m definitely going to do my best to be there. I plan to be there,” Huston said. Reuters in August 2025. “It helps that I have extra motivation because I’m in Southern California, where I’ve lived for so long and skateboarding is really thriving. That’s the SoCal life.”
It is unclear whether Huston’s fractured skull and eye socket will impact his plans to compete in 2028.
Born in Northern California, Huston developed a large and loyal following in the skateboarding community after learning the sport on his own through trial and error. At the age of 7, he signed his first sponsorship deal and at 10, he won the 2010 Tampa Am.
He has won several gold medals at the SLS World Championships and X Games.
“We’re really going out there and it’s up to us how we feel that day and how much we want to push ourselves,” Huston told AND! News in 2021 on skateboarding. “That’s what’s fun about most other sports. There are so many ways to have fun and so many different things and ways to skate and ways to be creative and always change sports and challenge yourself.”
Outside of sports, Huston has been able to experience some unique moments in his life, including multiple appearances at the Met Gala and even an appearance in Green Day’s music video for “American Idiot.”
Ultimately, Huston can’t help but return to his first love, skateboarding. After all, every skate is a new experience.
“We’re constantly looking on the side of the road for good stairs, ramps, ledges or whatever,” he previously told E! News. “We literally see things so differently, all the architecture and everything. That’s what’s cool about skateboarding. We skate on stuff that’s not meant to be skateboardable.”
