Olympian Nyjah Huston clashes with male Karen at iconic skate spot: ‘You need a badge or something’

Nypost · May 13, 2026 · 250 words · By Edward Lewis

Conflict between athletes and authority/rules Social media confrontation

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What to know about Conflict between athletes and authority/rules

Even Olympic heroes aren’t immune to being pestered by busybodies.

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Techniques found 2

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What happened

Even Olympic heroes aren’t immune to being pestered by busybodies.

Why it matters

Nyjah Huston, who won a bronze medal for the US at the 2024 Paris Games, showed on his Instagram Stories on Tuesday that he got into quite the tiff with a male Karen while skateboarding in San Diego.

Common ground

The 31-year-old was hitting some stairs at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies when a man in a blue button down and jeans attempted to put a halt to his skate session.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The guy... told Huston he had “a responsibility” to boot him from the property?
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Name Calling / Labeling 85% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The guy... told Huston he had “a responsibility” to boot him from the property”

SINGLE SOURCE

The specific quote about having a 'responsibility' to boot him from the property is reported by the New York Post. No other independent sources confirm this specific dialogue.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Huston may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huston

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Monster Energy is a brand of energy drinks that was created by Hansen Natural Company (now Monster Beverage Corporation) in April 2002 and released to the public with its original flavor on April 18, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Energy

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nyjah Imani Huston ( NYE-zhə HEW-stən; born November 30, 1994) is an American professional skateboarder. With numerous sponsorships and competition prize winnings, Huston is one of the fastest skatebo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyjah_Huston

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Claim 2: “Nyjah Huston, who won a bronze medal for the US at the 2024 Paris Games”

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Multiple independent web sources and news reports confirm that Nyjah Huston won the bronze medal for the US in men's street skateboarding at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024. U.S. athlete…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_at_the_2024_Summ…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yuto Horigome (堀米雄斗, Horigome Yūto; born 7 January 1999) is a Japanese professional skateboarder and two-time Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in the inaugural Olympic men's street event at th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuto_Horigome_(skateboarder)

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Claim 3: “showed on his Instagram Stories on Tuesday that he got into quite the tiff with a male Karen while skateboarding in San Diego”

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The New York Post reports this specific incident regarding Instagram Stories and a confrontation in San Diego. Other search results are generic profiles or unrelated news about Huston.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nyjah Huston, who won a bronze medal for the US at the 2024 Paris Games, showed on his Instagram Stories on Tuesday that he got into quite the tiff with a male Karen while skateboarding in San Diego.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/sports/olympian-nyjah-huston-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Follow JAH on Instagram to stay updated with his latest posts and stories before they disappear.
https://www.instagram.com/stories/nyjah/

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web search NEUTRAL — Nyjah Huston on TMZ, your go-to source for celebrity news, photos, & videos. Latest Story: Nyjah Huston Fractures Skull, Eye Socket After Failed Skateboard Trick
https://www.tmz.com/people/nyjah-huston/

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Claim 4: ““I’m just trying to protect a national historic landmark,” the man responded”

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The provided evidence for this claim contains unrelated information about George Washington and general landmarks. There is no evidence in the provided text confirming the man said he was protecting a national historic landmark during the confrontation.

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web search NEUTRAL — Try HISTORY Vault.During the American Revolution, he led the colonial forces to victory over the British and became a national hero. In 1787, he was elected president of the convention that wrote the …
https://www.history.com/articles/george-washington

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web search NEUTRAL — As a result of the injuries, Ryan claims he suffered immense pain and was forced to miss work. We broke the story ... the L.A. County D.A. charged Nyjah with felony battery after the alleged fight. Ry…
https://www.tmz.com/2019/01/21/pro-skateboarder-nyjah-huston…

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web search NEUTRAL — Now a National Historic Landmark, it welcomes around three million visitors each year. Many come to take in sweeping views of the city from its 86th and 102nd-floor observatories. It has also been rec…
https://www.destguides.com/united-states/usa-landmarks

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Claim 5: “The 31-year-old was hitting some stairs at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic MSN home page links and does not mention Nyjah Huston's age or the Salk Institute. While Wikipedia confirms his birth date as Nov 30, 1994 (making him 29 or 30 depending on the current date), the specific location of the skate session is not corroborated in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — The original MSN Mobile software was preloaded on many cell phones and PDAs, and usually provided access to legacy MSN services like blogs (MSN Spaces), email (Hotmail), instant messaging (MSN Messeng…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN

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web search NEUTRAL — Access personalized news, weather, sports, money, travel, entertainment, gaming, and video content on MSN.
https://www.msn.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to the MSN home page The new MSN website brings you the best in online information and is uniquely yours across the different devices you might use throughout your day. You can stay connected …
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/MSN/welcome-to-the-msn-h…

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Claim 6: “a man in a blue button down and jeans attempted to put a halt to his skate session”

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The description of a man in a blue button-down and jeans attempting to stop the session appears in the context of the New York Post report (implied by the narrative flow of the provided snippets), but no other independent source corroborates these specific visual details.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Huston may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huston

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