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Ryan Nyquist
Personal information
Nickname"Triple Threat"
Born (1979-03-06) March 6, 1979 (age 45)
Los Gatos, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[1]
Weight160 lb (73 kg)
Spouse
Ali Schoen Nyquist
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(m. 2007)​
Children3
Sport
SportBMX, Freeride
Rank16 X Games medals, Overall Champion (Dew Tour (dirt) Champion, ABA King of dirt Champion, DK dirt circuit, VANS triple crown of bmx, HSA...) and some other medals. For MTB, he won some medals (Red Bull, FISE, Crankworx...)
Event(s)X Games, Dew Tour, Red Bull Joyride, Red Bull Dreamline, Crankworx
Medal record
Summer X Games
Representing  United States
Gold medal – first place 2000 San Francisco BMX Dirt
Gold medal – first place 2002 Philadelphia BMX Park
Gold medal – first place 2003 Los Angeles BMX Dirt
Gold medal – first place 2003 Los Angeles BMX Park
Silver medal – second place 1998 San Diego BMX Dirt
Silver medal – second place 2001 Philadelphia BMX Dirt
Silver medal – second place 2002 Philadelphia BMX Dirt
Silver medal – second place 2004 Los Angeles BMX Park
Silver medal – second place 2006 Los Angeles BMX Dirt
Silver medal – second place 2012 Los Angeles BMX Park
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona BMX Park
Bronze medal – third place 1997 San Diego BMX Dirt
Bronze medal – third place 1999 San Francisco BMX Dirt
Bronze medal – third place 2000 San Francisco BMX Park
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Los Angeles BMX Park
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Foz do Igauçu BMX Dirt
Gravity Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Providence BMX Dirt
Gold medal – first place 2001 Providence BMX Park
Gold medal – first place 2003 Cleveland BMX Dirt
Silver medal – second place 1999 Providence BMX Park
Silver medal – second place 2000 Providence BMX Park
Silver medal – second place 2002 Cleveland BMX Park
Silver medal – second place 2003 Cleveland BMX Park

Ryan Nyquist (born March 6, 1979) is an American professional BMX rider with 16 X Games medals, 39 X Games competition starts and 60 Dew Tour finals appearances (most all-time). Nyquist is considered one of the greatest and diversely skilled BMX riders ever. Nyquist 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.[2]

Personal life

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After living in Greenville, North Carolina for a period, Nyquist returned to the San Jose, California area where he lived with his wife and sons for a while.[3] As of 2018, Nyquist lives in Wilmington, NC.[citation needed]

Career

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Ryan Nyquist has been a professional BMX rider since 1995 and first competed in the X Games in 1996. Recognised as one of the best contest riders in the history of BMX, he has been a regular top finisher for over fifteen years and is renowned for his groundbreaking barspin variations. In 2006, Nyquist performed in Cirque Rocks, a charity circus held in New Zealand.[4]

In 2015, Nyquist expressed interest in Slopestyle Mountain Biking. By 2016, he trained rigorously to compete in Crankworx, later qualifying for a spot at Red Bull Joyride, where he placed in the top 10 out of 18 riders. He also became the first rider to use pegs on a mountain bike during an event. During his BMX off-season, Nyquist competes in Freeride Slopestyle mountain biking, quickly becoming one of the top competitors. He achieved a bronze medal in the slopestyle mountain bike premier Red Bull Joyride event in 2017 and placed 4th overall in the prestigious FMB Diamond Series that same year.

While Nyquist has focused on mountain biking in recent years, he planned to rededicate himself to park riding, qualifying for the inaugural 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. In September 2019, it was announced that he would become the first Head Coach of Team USA’s Olympic BMX Freestyle team.[5]

X Games competition history

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GOLD (4) SILVER (7) BRONZE (5)
YEAR X GAMES EVENTS RANK MEDAL
1997 Summer X Games III BMX Street 5th
1997 Summer X Games III BMX Dirt 3rd
1998 Summer X Games IV BMX Street 4th
1998 Summer X Games IV BMX Dirt 2nd
1998 Summer X Games IV BMX Vert Doubles 4th
1999 Summer X Games V BMX Street 5th
1999 Summer X Games V BMX Dirt 3rd
1999 Summer X Games V BMX Vert 9th
2000 Summer X Games VI BMX Park 3rd
2000 Summer X Games VI BMX Dirt 1st
2001 Summer X Games VII BMX Park 7th
2001 Summer X Games VII BMX Dirt 2nd
2002 Summer X Games VIII BMX Park 1st
2002 Summer X Games VIII BMX Dirt 2nd
2003 Summer X Games IX BMX Park 1st
2003 Summer X Games IX BMX Dirt 1st
2004 Summer X Games X BMX Park 2nd
2004 Summer X Games X BMX Dirt 8th
2005 Summer X Games XI BMX Park 3rd
2005 Summer X Games XI BMX Dirt 10th
2006 Summer X Games XII BMX Dirt 2nd
2007 Summer X Games XIII BMX Park 6th
2012 Summer X Games XVIII BMX Park 2nd
2013 X Games Foz do Iguaçu 2013 BMX Dirt 3rd
2013 X Games Barcelona 2013 BMX Park 2nd

Awards

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2002

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2003

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  • Triple Crown of BMX - Park Champion[6]
  • Triple Crown of BMX - Dirt Champion[6]

2004

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2007

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2009

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  • AST Dew Tour BMX Dirt Dew Cup Champion

2012

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

2013

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  • AST Dew Tour BMX Park Dew Cup Champion

2014

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  • 1st Place - Red Bull Dreamline 2014

2017

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2018

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  • 2nd Place - Wipperfürt BMX Contest 2018
  • 1st place tie with Pat "the cat" Skate Cary Competition 2018

2024

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  • Fishbowl Team Win - Team member
  • 1st Place - Interior Cake Signage Placement Contest

Other

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In 2003, Nyquist played himself on an episode of The Jersey called "The New Kid in Town"[8] 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[9] and made a guest appearance as himself on the cartoon Kim Possible.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Ryan Nyquist".
  2. ^ Kurt Hohberger (October 30, 2012). "Quicky: Ryan Nyquist". The Union. BMX Union. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Kurt Hohberger (November 21, 2008). "Ryan Nyquist Interview". The Union. BMX Union. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  4. ^ Rouge, Buisson. "Ryan Nyquist". 23mag.com. 23Mag: memories of bmx. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  5. ^ Evans, Jon (October 2, 2019). "Ryan Nyquist: BMX Freestyle champ enjoying the ride as Head Coach of U.S. Olympic team ("1on1 with Jon Evans" podcast)". www.wect.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c http://expn.go.com/athletes/bios/NYQUIST_RYAN.html [bare URL]
  7. ^ "Ryan Nyquist - Bio". Archived from the original on March 19, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  8. ^ "The Jersey Season 3 The New Kid in Town". Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  9. ^ "MTV Cribs - Tony Hawk, Jojo and Ryan Nyquist - TheTVDB.com". thetvdb.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  10. ^ Triple S, Kim Possible, Christy Carlson Romano, Will Friedle, Nancy Cartwright, July 26, 2004, retrieved June 27, 2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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