Who is Nyjah Huston

Nyjah Huston is one of the best skaters in the world. Lots of people love him, but some hate him because he's overly good. People that say Nyjah is their favorite skater, usually get called a band wagon. But first we need background on who he is, than we will go over what he's done to earn the best in the world title. It's no secret that his performance on a skateboard is unmatched.

Basic Info

Nyjah was born on November 30th, 1994. He was born in Davis, California. Unfortunately when he was 7 years old, he got separated from his mother. He started skating early in his life. By the time he started skating, he was only age five, which is very young for a skater. Nyjah lived with his father. His father was very strict about Nyjah's skateboarding. His father wanted to make it big in skating, but he never got the chance to. So he saw his sons potential has a chance to live his dream through his son. So his father considered himself Nyjah's Manager. And his father made him skate for hours every single day to practice and get better. With the strict skateboarding lifestyle his father put on him, it made Nyjah like skating less and less. But by age 11, Nyjah went pro. His first ever sponsor was Element Skateboards. He left the company though. But than he came back to Element around 2011. Although in 2021, he left the team once again. When he was young, he rocked dreadlocks, which really set him out from others. But skating aside, he also grew up as a strict Rastafarian. But after reuniting with his mother, he quit the Rastafarian life.

Street League

Nyjah Huston went to his first Street League competition in 2010. Since than he's won 10 SLS contests. But He has also won 3 different SLS World Championship titles. He's also the most paid skateboarder, with three million dollars in prize money alone from SLS. His overall net worth is twelve million dollars.

X Games

Nyjah Huston has also competed in multiple X Games. To name a few, multiple X Games XIX, X Games 2014 monster energy And X games outside the US. So he is no stranger to competing, through XGames smaller jams, and SLS. Overall, he's earned three million dollars from competing. Nyjah also went to the first Olympics in Tokyo. And im sure he's going to the next Olympics too. Which will be a fun event to see.

Nike Sponsorship

Nyjah got sponsored by Nike in 2015. Since than Nyjah's has gotten his first signature shoe. The designers thought about every possible aspect when designing the shoe. The sole of the shoe is made to expand and contract when pressure is applied.

Random Facts

Nyjah Huston has so many little facts that are hard to fit under one topic. So why not make is own topic? First of all, he skated Goofy. Nyjah has his own private indoor skatepark in California. The skatepark has many assets of skateboarding that make the park great. It has rails, ramps, a smooth floor and more. Something even crazier than that though, Nyjah has skated on top of and over a Lamborghini! He also has his own skateboarding brand called Disorder. His first deck batch sold out in less than 3days. Believe it or not, he has never broke a bone. Not even once! All the times he's slammed and not even one broken bone is crazy! Nyjah's favorite trick is a Nollie Frontside Air.

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