Did the Olympics come too late for Nyjah?

[HeapsCool]

Let’s just forget for one second you spent time as a crust punk and now you’re an aging ex skater who works in a micro brewery with a fugazi shirt and warped ears from you’re time spent at the warped tour (both in the lobes and in the drum). It’s ok. We all hate the Olympics. But like Soy Pandays ever more irrelevant art direction these things have their place in skateboarding.

The question is did the Olympics come too late for Nyjah? If covid hadn’t happened and Nyjah hadn’t spent his lockdown super spreading and coming down from mdma and ghb highs, would yuto not have come through and snatched the gold? Would Nyjah be on these American cereal boxes, not Zion? And what does it mean for skateboarding’s future if the USA don’t get gold in the sport they invented? Or if Zion is the skate darling of the Olympic viewing public?

[Atiba Applebum]

Why is this written like the Olympics happened months ago?

[Sila]

how do you go from crust punk to liking fugazi + warped tour?

[Billy Bitchcakes]

Last year he was probably a shoe in, this year maybe not but he'll probably still win. He knows how to turn it on for big events. That world championships last week didn't really matter as he'd already qualified and he still came 2nd pretty easily.

what does it mean for skateboarding’s future if the USA don’t get gold in the sport they invented?

Lol I think it will be ok. Some countries actually encourage their sports to grow outside of their own country. England invented football and we're terrible at it

[Atiba Applebum]

Last year he was probably a shoe in, this year maybe not but he'll probably still win. He knows how to turn it on for big events. That world championships last week didn't really matter as he'd already qualified and he still came 2nd pretty easily.

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what does it mean for skateboarding’s future if the USA don’t get gold in the sport they invented?

[close]

Lol I think it will be ok. Some countries actually encourage their sports to grow outside of their own country. England invented football and we're terrible at it

Hey shh shh shh it’s coming home.

[Doom patrol]

I've never given a shit about a contest that wasn't put on by Dime but I'm keen as fuck to watch this Olympic shit. I've never really cared about any sports event so I'm exited about the novelty of the whole thing. Get some buddies, some beers, chicken wings and yell at the screen and stuff. Looks like fun.

[Ric Leonetti]

I feel sorry for him….such a incredible competitor…the ultimate competitor!!

[Allen.]

But like Soy Pandays ever more irrelevant art direction these things have their place in skateboarding.

Hey now

[mtvic]

Nyjah will likely win. Would you bet against him? 

[Hyliannightmare]

It's either him or yuto

[Burt Ward]

how do you go from crust punk to liking fugazi + warped tour?

Do crust punks listen to Fugazi? Everyone like Fugazi right? One thing's for sure though, Fugazi never made shirts.

[Urtripping]

One thing's for sure though, Fugazi never made shirts.

[Uh Oh]

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how do you go from crust punk to liking fugazi + warped tour?

[close]

Do crust punks listen to Fugazi? Everyone like Fugazi right? One thing's for sure though, Fugazi never made shirts.

“You are not what you own”

[HeapsCool]

You're all just reinforcing the stereotype.

[Tireeedd]

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how do you go from crust punk to liking fugazi + warped tour?

[close]

Do crust punks listen to Fugazi? Everyone like Fugazi right? One thing's for sure though, Fugazi never made shirts.

[close]

“You are not what you own”

This is the only official shirt Fugazi ever produced everything else is a bootleg

[Urtripping]

You're all just reinforcing the stereotype.

We're far too busy waxing our mustaches and discussing the flavor profiles of our small batch homebrew IPA's to care about Nigel losing in some contest to Yuto

[rawbertson.]

Let’s just forget for one second you spent time as a crust punk and now you’re an aging ex skater who works in a micro brewery with a fugazi shirt and warped ears from you’re time spent at the warped tour (both in the lobes and in the drum). It’s ok. We all hate the Olympics. But like Soy Pandays ever more irrelevant art direction these things have their place in skateboarding.

The question is did the Olympics come too late for Nyjah? If covid hadn’t happened and Nyjah hadn’t spent his lockdown super spreading and coming down from mdma and ghb highs, would yuto not have come through and snatched the gold? Would Nyjah be on these American cereal boxes, not Zion? And what does it mean for skateboarding’s future if the USA don’t get gold in the sport they invented? Or if Zion is the skate darling of the Olympic viewing public?

zion didnt even qualify for street so its not even an apples to apples comparison
also another thing, the chance of nyjah not winning is pretty damn slim. he lost like 1 contest in 2nd place to yuto. im pretty sure their track record is like 30-3 for nyjah outplacing yuto or anyone else for that matter including retired ppl like Chris Cole.  i imagine the bookies will have odds out soon and you can confirm for yourself. there is no chance he doesnt have the top seed going in or w/e. he is the most winningest contest street skater of all time like free, and i dont think he has shown any sign that he has gotten shittier or anything just cuase he got 1x second place fininsh after like a year off... idk man bit of a stretch hes not even 30 yet

[coyote2425]

It would be fun to watch Nyjah cry on one of the lower podiums.

But it probably won't happen.

[Freelancevagrant]

how do you go from crust punk to liking fugazi + warped tour?

Fugazi does have that all subgenre appeal. However, I’ve never once known of a kid to rip off his nausea shirt and antischism ass flag to put on a nofx shirt and pogo at a pennywise show.

I can picture it now…. A man finally moves back in with his parents after months of pleading with him to utilize the degree they paid $60k+ for and not beg for change and pretend to train hop with his questionable friends who also came from an upper middle class home. He finally gets to his parents house in New Haven, CT after a long flight from Louisville. He drops his Alice pack at the door but his faithful mutt, Barney, was left at a train station three states and a time zone away.

He goes to the bathroom and looks in the mirror. He picks up a set of sheers and lops of his dreads and shaves off the disgusting patch work beard he spend his gap years trying to grow. He cuts off his patch laden black pants, his lips tremble as he sees the skitsystem patch staring back at him, he knows this is the end of his prolonged youth. His Doom shirt is on the floor, permeating the stench of stale 211 and hand rolled cigarettes. “I guess that’s going in the trash too.” He mumbles. He glances at his iPhone and sees a text from his father, “Great news, Brandon! I got you an interview at this really exciting finance start up. We’ll talk when I get home!” He smiles, excited for this next chapter. With phone in hand he does the unthinkable, opens up Spotify and finds a Fat Wreck playlist and hits play. “Now this is what I’ve been looking for…”

[pro club blanks]

"Is this the line to come for the olympics or am I too late?"

[Atiba Applebum]

"Is this the line to come for the olympics or am I too late?"

Like silly putty on an adult coloring book

[Lin Thizzy]

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how do you go from crust punk to liking fugazi + warped tour?

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Fugazi does have that all subgenre appeal. However, I’ve never once known of a kid to rip off his nausea shirt and antischism ass flag to put on a nofx shirt and pogo at a pennywise show.

I can picture it now…. A man finally moves back in with his parents after months of pleading with him to utilize the degree they paid $60k+ for and not beg for change and pretend to train hop with his questionable friends who also came from an upper middle class home. He finally gets to his parents house in New Haven, CT after a long flight from Louisville. He drops his Alice pack at the door but his faithful mutt, Barney, was left at a train station three states and a time zone away.

He goes to the bathroom and looks in the mirror. He picks up a set of sheers and lops of his dreads and shaves off the disgusting patch work beard he spend his gap years trying to grow. He cuts off his patch laden black pants, his lips tremble as he sees the skitsystem patch staring back at him, he knows this is the end of his prolonged youth. His Doom shirt is on the floor, permeating the stench of stale 211 and hand rolled cigarettes. “I guess that’s going in the trash too.” He mumbles. He glances at his iPhone and sees a text from his father, “Great news, Brandon! I got you an interview at this really exciting finance start up. We’ll talk when I get home!” He smiles, excited for this next chapter. With phone in hand he does the unthinkable, opens up Spotify and finds a Fat Wreck playlist and hits play. “Now this is what I’ve been looking for…”

Holy shit hahahaa

[Francis Xavier]

[Mariatorresflores]

No. But this topic came too early.

[Sila]

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how do you go from crust punk to liking fugazi + warped tour?

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Do crust punks listen to Fugazi? Everyone like Fugazi right? One thing's for sure though, Fugazi never made shirts.

I love crust punk and can't stand fugazi

[Shuh]

Why the hell did he tattoo his ass like that??

[mareo]

If Nyjah has a good day, which he normally has, he's gonna win.

If he doesn't have a good day, then Yuto might win if he's the one having a good day.

If they're both having good days and are dialed in, Nyjah takes it imo.

With this said, we saw how Yuto won in Rome, and if he trains a few gnarly rail tricks before the Olympics start, he might have a chance. Let's see what Nyjah and Yuto bring to the table.

Personally I'm rooting for Yuto, but don't mind Nyjah winning either, but I can't see anybody else taking it from those two.

[Prison Wallet]

how do you go from crust punk to liking fugazi + warped tour?

Young teenagers in the early 90s. But no one would ever admit the warped tour part.

[artskool]

I almost can't believe I'm saying this, but; I'd rather see Nyjah as the face of skateboarding than Chris Cole, who would have taken it for sure if the olympics had skateboarding in it a decade ago.

[fs1/2cab]

Nyjah came too early