The International Olympic Committee may want to recoup some money from the makers of this year’s medals.
Team USA skateboarder Nyjah Huston posted a surprise Instagram post indicating the quality of his bronze medal wasn’t at its best just days after receiving it.
The 29-year-old won a bronze medal in the men’s street final on July 29 and recently returned to the United States, where he said he began to notice a decline in the quality of the prizes.
“Now, this Olympic medal looked great when it was new,” Houston wrote in an Instagram Story, “but after leaving it on my skin for a while in a sweaty state and having some friends wear it over the weekend, it seems like the quality wasn’t as good as I thought it would be. It looks awful.”
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As he explained the condition of the medal, he also turned the camera to show the deteriorated condition of the back of the prize.
The facade was not too damaged, but even the facade showed signs of wear to the bronze that was made only a few days earlier.
“As far as Olympic medals go, we need to improve on the quality a bit,” he added.
Houston knows a thing or two about medals and their quality.
He has won 12 gold medals at the X Games and six more at the World Championships, along with nine silver and four bronze medals across both events.
This year’s Olympic medals Chaumet, Parisian jewelry house Produced by the Paris Mint, 2,600 coins were issued for the Olympics, which begin on August 28, and 2,400 for the Paralympics.
According to Oxford Economics, the gold medal is estimated to be worth $1,027.
