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Nyjah Huston
Personal information
Full nameNyjah Imani Huston
Born (1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 (age 29)
Davis, California, United States (U.S.)
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Weight145 lb (66 kg)[1]
Sport
Country United States
SportSkateboarding
Medal record
Summer X Games
Representing  United States
Gold medal – first place 2013 Brasil Street
Gold medal – first place 2011 Los Angeles Street
Silver medal – second place 2010 Los Angeles Street
Silver medal – second place 2009 Los Angeles Street
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Los Angeles Street

Nyjah Imani Huston (born November 30, 1994) is an American professional street skateboarder and in August 2012 was the overall champion at the Street League Skateboarding (SLS) competition series.[2]

Early life

Nyjah was born in Davis, California, United States (U.S.).He was raised in San Lorenzo,Puerto Rico.[citation needed] Huston started skating when he was approximately four years of age and is "goofy"-footed (right foot is placed at the nose of the board).[3]

BAD skateboarding Huston first garnered attention when he signed a sponsorship deal with the Element company and joined the skateboard team. During his debut era with the company, Huston appeared in numerous Element video productions, such as both volumes of the Elementality series, and competed in high-profile contests, such as the Dew tour and the Vans Downtown Showdown. However, Huston eventually launched his own skateboard deck company "I&I" in 2009[4] after he parted ways with Element in 2008; Huston was an amateur skateboarder at the time of his departure.[5]

I&I was a short-lived company and operated for approximately two years with a team that consisted of Huston, Richard Jefferson, and Anthony Williams. During the period of the company's existence, a number of magazine advertisements were published and an online promotional video that featured the three team members was released. The primary aesthetic influence of the brand was Rastafarinism and the I&I logo incorporated the pan-African colors of red, yellow, and green.[4][6]

Following the closure of I&I, Huston returned to Element and released a solo video production entitled Rise & Shine in 2011—the video was available for purchase on the iTunes website and later received the "Best Video Part" award from the Transworld SKATEboarding magazine. During this stage of Huston's career, the skateboarder also joined the DC Shoes company as a team rider, following a significant period of time without a shoe sponsor—an unusual occurrence for a professional skateboarder with the degree of exposure that Huston had attracted. In response to the DC Shoes announcement, Huston explained that "I think it was all a build up of things over the past year. DC has always been my top choice for a shoe sponsor but I think it took this past year for them to see what I've accomplished and how I did in the contests and my video part and all that for it to finally come through."[7]

Following Huston's decision to skateboard for DC Shoes, other DC team riders expressed their perspectives in online promotional material produced by the shoe company. Long-term DC team rider Josh Kalis stated in the introductory video for Huston (also featuring Mike Mo Capaldi), "And then there's this other dude out there, literally buying shoes from a skate shop. He could get shoes from anybody that he wanted, but he was buying DCs." Capaldi expressed his opinion on Huston in the same video, stating his belief that Huston is "probably the best skateboarder that I've ever seen—he does everything in like two tries."[8]

Sponsorship

As of March 2013, Huston is sponsored by Element, Silver, FKD, Diamond Supply Co., Ricta, MOB, DC Shoes, Monster Energy, Stance, and SLS.[9][10]

Awards

Huston won the inaugural "Kentucky Unbridled Spirit Award for Action Sports" in 2006.[11]

At Transworld Skateboarding magazine's 2012 awards event, Huston's performance was given the headline "Nyjah Huston Cleans Up at Annual Transworld Skate Awards" by the Yahoo! sports website. Huston won three awards at the event: "Best Video Part" (for Huston's Rise & Shine video release), "New Era Readers' Choice" (the only award chosen solely by the readers of the magazine and Transworld website), and "Best Street".[12][13]

Video game appearances

Huston is a featured character in the video games Tony Hawk's Project 8,[14] Tony Hawk's Proving Ground,[15] Tony Hawk: Ride,[16] and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD.[17]

Personal life

Huston revealed in a 2006 interview that he had been raised as a strict vegan from birth up until the time of the interview.[3] In a 2012 interview, Huston stated that he had tried meat and dairy for the first time.[18]

Following his return to Element, Huston revealed that his father's controlling behavior had led to estrangement, further explaining that his father refused to return video footage of Huston's skateboarding following the separation. Huston lived with his father in Puerto Rico for a period of time and, as of 2011, owns a property in the country.[19]

Competition history

2004

  • Volcom Damn Am: 4th (street)[20]
  • Volcom Damn Am: Best Trick Small Rail (street)[20]
  • Volcom Damn Am: Best Trick Big Rail (street)[20]

2005

  • Tampa Am: 1st (street)[20][21]
  • K.R.3.A.M. AM 2005 (street): 1st[20][22]
  • West 49 Canadian Open (street): 4th[20][23]
  • Global Assault 2005 (street): 2nd[20]

2006

  • Dew Action Sports Tour Right Guard Open, Denver (park): 2nd[20]
  • Dew Action Sports Tour Panasonic Open (park): 2nd[20][24]
  • Dew Tour, overall standings: 4th (park)[1]
  • Dew Action Sports Tour Vans Invitational, Portland (street): 4th[20]
  • X-Games 12 Street Finals: 8th[20]
  • Global Assault: 2nd (street)[1][25]
  • Vans Downtown Showdown: 2nd (best trick - stair)[1]

2007

  • eS Game of SKATE Pro: 2nd[20][26]
  • etnies Goofy vs Regular (Goofy Team): 2nd[20][27]

2008

  • Maloof Money Cup (street): 2nd[1][28]

2009

2010

2011

  • Tampa Pro: 2nd
  • Street League Skateboarding 2nd Series, 1st Stop (Seattle, WA): 1st
  • Street League Skateboarding 2nd Series, 2nd Stop (Kansas City, MO): 1st
  • Street League Skateboarding 2nd Series, 3rd Stop (Glendale, AZ): 1st
  • Street League Skateboarding 2nd Series, 4th Stop (Newark, NJ): 2nd
  • Street League Skateboarding 2nd Series Overall: 1st place[32]
  • X Games XVII: 1st place (street)[33]

2012

  • Street League Skateboarding 3rd Series, 1st Stop (Kansas City, MO) : 1st
  • Street League Skateboarding 3rd Series, 2nd Stop (Ontario, CA) : 1st
  • Street League Skateboarding 3rd Series, 3rd Stop (Glendale, AZ) : 4th
  • Street League Skateboarding 3rd Series, 4th Stop (New Jersey,NY): 1st
  • Street League Skateboarding 3rd Series Overall : 1st place

2013

Videography

  • Element Kids: Tricks (2005)
  • Element: Elementality Volume 1 (2005)
  • Element: Brent Atchley Pro Debut Video (2006)
  • Globe: The Global Assault (2006)
  • Element: Elementality Volume 2 (2006)
  • eS: eSpecial (2007)
  • Element: This Is My Element (2007)
  • Silver: Silver In Barcelona (2008)
  • Thrasher: Double Rock (2009)
  • Element: Rise & Shine (2011)[34]

References

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