By Rory Carroll
Jan 5 (Reuters) – 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.
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles, editing by Ed Osmond)
