Before the medals and the titles, before the fame and notoriety,
before media scrutiny and the spotlight of the Olympic Games, there were the streets.
A labyrinthine world made up of brutal surfaces,
concrete ledges and twisted metal frames smattered with vacant stairs to nowhere.
It’s a sight much of the world would dismiss for its banality,
but to a skateboarder like Nyjah Huston, it represents an endless world of possibility.
Sitting for an interview under the speckled light of the Hungarian sun 38 days out from Paris 2024,
such is the calibre of the athlete in Huston it seems only natural that the conversation should turn to the question of greatness as the Games approach.
A professional from age 11, there is little skate terrain that Huston hasn’t conquered.
With 15 X Games gold medals, six world titles and three ESPY Awards, the U.S. skater’s already epic career is stuffed full of achievements
If anyone should get to consult on the subject, Huston would be among the first in line but it’s not towards victories that he first turns.