Olympic medalist suffers serious injuries after 'death-defying' skateboarding stunt

An Olympic medalist and 13-time X Games victor suffered superior caput injuries aft a stunt went wrong.

Nyjah Huston, who won bronze successful Paris successful 2024, said helium suffered a fractured skull and oculus socket.

"A harsh reminder however death-defying skating monolithic rails tin be…" Huston wrote successful an Instagram station which included a photograph of himself successful a infirmary bed. "Taking it 1 time astatine a time. I anticipation yall had a amended caller years past me. We unrecorded to combat different day."

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Nyjah Huston of the United States competes successful the men’s thoroughfare prelims during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games astatine La Concorde 3.  (Jack Gruber/USA TODAY Sports)

The station besides featured Huston being treated by archetypal responders and friends, on with different photograph showing a ample black-and-blue people connected Huston’s eye.

Numerous skating legends showed their enactment for Huston, who is considered 1 of the champion skateboarders successful the United States today.

Nyjah Huston of Team USA reacts astatine the Skateboarding Men's Street Prelims connected time 2 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games astatine Ariake Urban Sports Park connected July 25, 2021, successful Tokyo, Japan. (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

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"Been watching @nyjah turn up into 1 of the champion skaters to ever bash it and it amazes maine the magnitude of grit this kid has," Shaun White shared connected his Instagram story, via Pro Football Network. "You got this brother. Heal quick!"

Even Tony Hawk shared well-wishes connected Huston's Instagram post.

"Heavy. Stay strong; we cognize you’ll beryllium back," the skateboarding fable wrote.

"Man.. prayers for healing brother!" added Ryan Sheckler.

It is chartless whether Huston was wearing a helmet astatine the clip of the incident.

Nyjah Huston, of the United States, celebrates during the men's skateboard thoroughfare last astatine the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, successful Paris, France.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Huston has 7 golden medals and 5 silvers successful satellite championships. He has not competed since the 2024 Olympics, but the California autochthonal has his eyes acceptable connected the 2028 Games successful Los Angeles.

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