{"id":2326269,"date":"2024-08-18T15:36:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T19:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympian-shows-off-the-troubling-state-of-his-medal-after-just-one-week-step-up-the-quality\/"},"modified":"2024-08-18T15:39:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T19:39:24","slug":"olympian-shows-off-the-troubling-state-of-his-medal-after-just-one-week-step-up-the-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympian-shows-off-the-troubling-state-of-his-medal-after-just-one-week-step-up-the-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympian Shows Off the Troubling State of His Medal After Just One Week: &#8216;Step Up the Quality&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Folympian-shows-off-the-troubling-state-of-his-medal-after-just-one-week-step-up-the-quality%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2326269&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Team USA \u2064skateboarder Nyjah Huston\u2064 has raised concerns about the \u2062quality of Olympic medals after experiencing wear and tear shortly after his win at the Paris 2024 \u200bOlympic Games. In \u200ban Instagram \u2064video, Huston revealed that his \u200cbronze medal showed signs of erosion, including \u200dchipping, due to\u200b sweat and normal handling. He voiced his disappointment, \u200bsuggesting that the medals did not meet expectations in\u2063 terms of \u2064durability. Huston, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/allyson-felix-wins-10th-olympic-medal-becomes-most-decorated-female-track-and-field-olympian\/\" title=\"Allyson Felix Wins 10th Olympic Medal, Becomes Most Decorated Female Track And Field Olympian\">won bronze<\/a> in Men&#8217;s Skateboarding, highlighted \u200cthis issue \u200cafter his medal&#8217;s surface appeared damaged \u200cjust\u2063 days after receiving it.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200c response to Huston&#8217;s comments, representatives from Paris 2024 stated they are investigating reports of medal quality and collaborating with the Monnaie de Paris, responsible for producing and maintaining the\u2064 medals&#8217; quality. They assured that any damaged \u2064medals would be systematically replaced.\u2064 Olympic medals \u2062vary\u2064 in material composition from year to year, with the 2024 medals incorporating a small \u2063amount \u2063of iron \u2063from the Eiffel Tower.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Olympic medals may not be as resilient as many have been led to believe.<\/p>\n<p>One medal winner from this year&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympic-viewers-left-stunned-bizarre-breakdance-performance-raygun-judges-werent-either\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympic Games<\/a> in Paris took to Instagram Aug. 8 to  his thoughts on the quality of his medal.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA skateboarder Nyjah Huston claimed in an Instagram video that just some sweat and slight wear caused his bronze medal to erode.<\/p>\n<p>Huston won the bronze in <a href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/en\/paris-2024\/schedule\/skateboarding?day=29-july\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Men&rsquo;s Skateboarding<\/a> on July 29.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Team USA skater Jagger Eaton won silver while Japan&rsquo;s Yuto Horigome took home gold.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Team USA&rsquo;s skateboarding star Nyjah Huston is NOT a fan of the Olympic medal quality. &#128517;<\/p>\n<p>(&#128248;: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyjah?\">@nyjah<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rRO7cl7AgI\">pic.twitter.com\/rRO7cl7AgI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; theScore (@theScore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theScore\/status\/1821690390161875044?\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Alright so these Olympic medals look great when they&rsquo;re brand new, 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&rsquo;re apparently not as high quality as you would think,&rdquo; Huston said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7009430\/nyjah-huston-shows-olympic-bronze-medal-quality-after-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TIME<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Huston then held up the medal in front of his camera.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean look at that thing. It&rsquo;s looking rough, even the front. It&rsquo;s starting to chip off a little. So yeah I don&rsquo;t know, Olympic medals, you maybe gotta step up the quality a little bit,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Huston posted the video to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/evil-within-3-minutes-new-account-instagram-serves-sex-content-13-year-old-boys-happens-20-minutes-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> stories, which automatically expire after 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The bronze medal does appear to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-and-grandparents-across-america-speaking-out-against-the-diversity-and-inclusion-scam\/\" title=\"Parents And Grandparents Across America Speaking Out Against The \u2018Diversity\u2019 And \u2018Inclusion\u2019 Scam\">show signs<\/a> of wear and tear despite being brand new.<\/p>\n<p>According to TIME, a follower commented on the video, writing &ldquo;Looks like ya won that thing in 1982, mate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>TIME reached out to Paris 2024 organizers for comment and did receive a response.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Paris 2024 is aware of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-abandoned-young-migrant-boy-sobs-after-crossing-border-begs-border-agent-for-help\/\" title=\"WATCH: Abandoned Young Migrant Boy Sobs After Crossing Border, Begs Border Agent For Help\">social media report<\/a> from an athlete whose medal is showing damage a few days after it was awarded,&rdquo; the representative told TIME.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Paris 2024 is working closely with the Monnaie de Paris, the institution tasked with the production and quality control of the medals, and together with the National Olympic Committee of the athlete concerned, in order to appraise the medal to understand the circumstances and cause of the damage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The medals are the most coveted objects of the Games and the most precious for the athletes. Damaged medals will be systematically replaced by the Monnaie de Paris and engraved in an identical way to the originals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Olympic medals are made up of various materials that differ from year to year.<\/p>\n<p>According to TIME, the 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympic-viewers-left-stunned-bizarre-breakdance-performance-raygun-judges-werent-either\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympic<\/a> bronze medals were 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc.<\/p>\n<p>For the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympics-pres-screen-men-science-tell-men-women-apart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympics<\/a>, each and every medal contained a small amount of original iron from the Eiffel Tower.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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On August 8, a medalist from this year&#8217;s Olympic Games in Paris shared his concerns about the quality of his medal on Instagram. Nyjah Huston, a Team USA skateboarder who won bronze in Men&#8217;s Skateboarding on July 29, posted a video stating that some sweat and minor wear had caused his medal to deteriorate. Jagger Eaton, another Team USA skater, secured silver while Japan&#8217;s Yuto Horigome took home gold.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Huston expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of the Olympic medals. He noted that while they look impressive when new, after being worn against his skin and passed around among friends for a weekend, they don&#8217;t hold up as well as expected. He showcased his medal to the camera and remarked on its rough appearance and chipping.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being newly awarded, Huston&#8217;s bronze medal showed signs of damage. A follower humorously commented that it looked like it was won in 1982. TIME reached out to organizers of Paris 2024 for clarification and received confirmation that they are aware of reports regarding damaged medals shortly after distribution. They stated that they are collaborating with Monnaie de Paris\u2014responsible for producing and ensuring quality control of the medals\u2014and will assess any reported damage alongside the athlete&#8217;s National Olympic Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The representatives emphasized that Olympic medals are highly valued by athletes and any damaged ones will be replaced by Monnaie de Paris with identical engravings to the originals. The composition of Olympic medals varies each year; for instance, bronze medals from 2021 were made up of 95% copper and 5% zinc while those from the upcoming Olympics contain some original iron sourced from the Eiffel Tower<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2326270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nyjah-Huston.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38443,22280,4825,38442,34619],"class_list":["post-2326269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-athlete-experience","tag-medals","tag-olympics","tag-quality-control","tag-sports-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nyjah-Huston.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}