One of my biggest pet peeves in sports media is when we call 21-year-old adults “kids.” They can drink, smoke, go to war, and make their own decisions and life choices.
And 21 might be young in some sports. But not skateboarding.
At 13, Brighton Zeuner became the youngest X Games gold medalist. Now, at 16, she’ll compete for the U.S. in the women’s park competition.
Nyjah Huston, once a child prodigy himself, is now a skateboarding superstar. The 26-year-old will headline the men’s street event for team USA.
Those two different events, Park and Street, will each have their own medalists for men and women, respectively.