Ryan Nyquist

Ryan Nyquist
Personal information
Nationality  USA
Born March 6, 1979 (age 39)
Los Gatos, California, U.S.
Height 5’6”
Weight 160 lb (73 kg)
Spouse(s) Ali Nyquist
Sport
Sport BMX, Freeride
Event(s) X Games, Dew Tour, Red Bull Dreamline, Crankworx

Ryan Nyquist (born March 6, 1979) is an American professional BMX rider who has won numerous gold medals in the X Games Dirt Jumping & Bike Park events. Recently Nyquist has had an interest in freeride mountain biking and has been training in mountain biking as well as BMX. He currently rides for Haro Bikes, Vans Shoes, Rockstar Energy Drink, and The Jiffy Market of Los Gatos.[1]

Personal

After living in Greenville, North Carolina for a period, Nyquist returned to the San Jose, California area where he lives with his wife and sons.[2]

Career

Nyquist has been professional since 1995 and first competed in the X Games in 1996. He is known as one of the best contest riders in the history of BMX. He has been a regular top finisher for over fifteen years. He's also known for doing groundbreaking barspin variations. In 2015 Nyquist expressed interest in Slopestyle Mountain Biking. In 2016 he trained to make his way to Crankworx later qualifying at a spot at Red Bull Joyride, placing top 10 at 9 out of the 18 riders. He also became the first rider to ride with pegs on a Mountain Bike during an event. In 2006 he performed in Cirque Rocks, a charity circus held in New Zealand[1][3]

Awards

2002

2003

  • Triple Crown of BMX - Park Champion[4]
  • Triple Crown of BMX - Dirt Champion[4]

2004

2007

2009

  • AST Dew Tour BMX Dirt Dew Cup Champion

2012

  • Gold Medal - Grand Palais BMX Contest - Red Bull Skyline

2013

2014

  • 1st Place - Red Bull Dreamline 2014

2017

  • 3rd Place - Red Bull Joy Ride, Whistler 2017

2018

  • 2nd Place - Wipperfürt BMX Contest 2018

X Games Medals

BMX Dirt

  • 1997 San Diego: X Games III: BMX Dirt: Bronze medal
  • 1998 San Diego: X Games IV: BMX Dirt: Silver medal
  • 1999 San Francisco: X Games V: BMX Dirt: Bronze medal
  • 2000 San Francisco: X Games VI: BMX Dirt: Gold medal
  • 2001 Philadelphia: X Games VII: BMX Dirt: Silver medal
  • 2002 Philadelphia: X Games VIII: BMX Dirt: Silver medal
  • 2003 Los Angeles: X Games IX: BMX Dirt: Gold medal
  • 2006 Los Angeles: X Games XII: BMX Dirt: Silver medal
  • 2013: X Games Foz de Iguaçu 2013: BMX Dirt: Bronze medal

BMX Park

  • 2000 San Francisco: X Games VI: BMX Park: Bronze medal
  • 2002 Philadelphia: X Games VIII: BMX Park: Gold medal
  • 2003 Los Angeles: X Games IX: BMX Park: Gold medal
  • 2004 Los Angeles: X Games X: BMX Park: Silver medal
  • 2005 Los Angeles: X Games XI: BMX Park: Bronze medal
  • 2012 Los Angeles: X Games XVIII: BMX Park: Silver medal
  • 2013: X Games Barcelona 2013: BMX Park: Silver medal

Other

In 2003, Nyquist played himself on an episode of The Jersey called "The New Kid in Town"[7]where he switches bodies with a boy named Elliott Rifkin (played by Theo Greenway) as he has to spend the afternoon with a new kid at school who has a chip on his shoulder.

Nyquist was featured on MTV Cribs and made a guest appearance as himself on the cartoon Kim Possible.

References

  1. 1 2 Kurt Hohberger (30 October 2012). "Quicky: Ryan Nyquist". The Union. BMX Union. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Kurt Hohberger (21 November 2008). "Ryan Nyquist Interview". The Union. BMX Union. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Rouge, Buisson. "../people/Ryan Nyquist". 23mag.com. 23Mag: memories of bmx. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 http://expn.go.com/athletes/bios/NYQUIST_RYAN.html
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  6. ↑ "Foz do Iguaçu 2013 BMX Dirt". Xgames.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  7. ↑ "The Jersey Season 3 The New Kid in Town". Retrieved 2018-08-22.


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