{"id":3583,"date":"2024-08-10T00:13:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T00:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3583"},"modified":"2024-08-10T00:13:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T00:13:59","slug":"photo-usas-bronze-medal-skateboarder-nyjah-hutson-exposed-the-incredibly-poor-quality-of-his-olympic-medal-which-looks-like-it-went-through-war-after-just-one-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3583","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO: USA\u2019s Bronze Medal Skateboarder Nyjah Hutson Exposed The Incredibly Poor Quality Of His Olympic Medal, Which Looks Like It Went Through War After Just One Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, Aug. 8, social media showcased the poor quality of Nyjah Hutson\u2019s recently won Olympic bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p>The posts show a seriously deteriorated bronze medal already losing most of its color.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Degraded quality of Olympic bronze medal after a week <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NoFxcDlZ1J\">pic.twitter.com\/NoFxcDlZ1J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rainmaker1973\/status\/1821879836953948351?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">degraded quality of Paris Olympics bronze medal after a week.<\/p>\n<p>Nyjah Huston, member of the USA skateboard team, raised concerns over the quality of the Olympic medals:<br \/>\n\u201cthese Olympic medals look good when they\u2019re brand new, but after letting it sit on my skin with some sweat for\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7oSOY8OxLL\">pic.twitter.com\/7oSOY8OxLL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Crime.org (@CrimedotOrg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrimedotOrg\/status\/1821901961836282217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hutson even went to Instagram himself to voice his frustrations of the poor quality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>These Olympic medals look great when they\u2019re 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\u2019re apparently not as high quality as you think,\u201d he shared on Instagram<\/em>,\u201d he said via Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Though he wasn\u2019t completely torn up about it, he made light of the situation by posting a story saying, \u201c<em>I guess the medals are meant to be in cases. Not meant for the send.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Hutson even posted a direct message that read, \u201c<em>looks like ya won that thing in 1982 mate.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n<p>However, it could just be a simple case of oxidation. According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsa.gov\/real-estate\/historic-preservation\/historic-preservation-policy-tools\/preservation-tools-resources\/technical-procedures\/bronze-characteristics-uses-and-problems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gsa.gov<\/a>, bronze will take on a flat, dark brown surface when exposed to oxygen for too long, which can easily be cleaned.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, though, when you\u2019ve worked so hard for a major achievement, it can be hard to see that the reward is poor quality.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-nyjah-hutson-secures-third-ever-american-medal-in-men-s-streek-skateboarding\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nyjah Hutson Secures Third-Ever American Medal in Men\u2019s Streek Skateboarding<\/h2>\n<p>The 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo was the first year that skateboarding was introduced in the Olympics.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<p>Obviously, with it being a new sport in the games, there isn\u2019t a lot of history behind it yet, but America has already shown to be a strong competitor.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, American Jagger Eaton won the first-ever American medal for the event, securing bronze, following up in 2024 by winning silver.<\/p>\n<p>However, Hutson was behind Easton, winning the bronze and his first career Olympic medal.<\/p>\n<p>That puts America ahead in terms of all-time medals for men\u2019s street skateboarding.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, Aug. 8, social media showcased the poor quality of Nyjah Hutson\u2019s recently won Olympic bronze medal. 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