The highest-paid skateboarder in the world has done it again. NyJah Huston took the Dew Tour Des Moines 2021 Men's Street Finals champion award.
Huston, the 26-year-old handrail monster has struggled with injuries for many years in skating contests and the streets filming for video parts has paid off.
Despite a heavy rainfall mid-event, the top World Skate ranked skater, Huston reemerged after the break in the weather to seal the deal.
The former Element skateboards pro had four different scores break into the 9-point range, which made him nearly impossible to beat.
After an impressive first run, he outwits himself by ending his line with a half-cab to backside smith grind to backside 180 out of the 11-stair hubba that shocked everyone.
Huston followed up in the individual trick section on the same stair obstacle nailing a half-cab backside noseblunt to fakie, a switch heelflip frontside tailslide, and finally a switch heelflip frontside 5-0 to obtain the highest 9.56 score of the event.
“It’s a sick time for skateboarding, and I can’t wait to get to the Olympics,” Huston said. “I tried to give myself to room with the points… to give myself less pressure to land my final trick. I hadn’t landed the switch heelflip frontside 5-0 yet in practice, and never on anything that big.”
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