Nyjah Huston, widely regarded as the greatest street skateboarder of all time, suffered a fractured skull and fractured eye socket in ?an accident, he said ?on Monday.
Huston, ?who competed at the ?Tokyo and Paris Olympics and won a bronze medal in Paris, is one of the most ?decorated and recognizable faces in the sport, having won numerous SLS ?Super Crown World Championships and X Games gold ?medals.
¡°A harsh ?reminder how death defying ?skating massive rails can ?be,¡± ?he posted on Instagram. ¡°Taking it one day at a time. I hope y¡¯all had a better new years than me. We live to fight another day.¡±
The 31-year-old American shared images of ?himself ?in a hospital bed and a wheelchair, as well ?as a close-up of a bruised and swollen right eye.
Huston said last year that he ?was aiming to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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