Nyjah Huston from Laguna Beach is just a guy skateboarding around Paris with his bronze medal.

 


What's better than skateboarding in Paris? How about skateboarding in Paris with a bronze medal you just won at the Olympics?

That's what Laguna Beach's Nyjah Huston did on Monday after securing bronze in a highly competitive men's street final in the French capital. Huston shared a POV video of himself skating down a Parisian street, bronze medal in hand, enjoying a moment of solitude after being in the spotlight.

"That was a good moment for me," Huston said. "After all the media, getting done, getting tested, I was just skating down the street and really just taking in the moment. That video was really the true street skateboarder in me.

"I'm meant to be a skateboarder, and I'm so thankful to be a skateboarder. Obviously, getting stuff like this is great, but just being able to make a living off of what we absolutely love the most is the best part."

Huston finished third with a score of 279.38, behind U.S. teammate Jagger Eaton (281.04) and Japan's Yuto Horigome (281.14), who successfully defended his gold medal. Huston, 29, improved on his seventh-place finish in Tokyo.

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