Ryan Nyquist

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]

Ryan Nyquist

Personal information
Nickname	"Triple Threat"
Born	(1979-03-06) March 6, 1979 (age 46) Los Gatos, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1]
Weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Spouse	Ali Schoen Nyquist ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	3
Sport
Sport	BMX, Freeride
Rank	16 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 2000 San Francisco BMX Dirt 2002 Philadelphia BMX Park 2003 Los Angeles BMX Dirt 2003 Los Angeles BMX Park 1998 San Diego BMX Dirt 2001 Philadelphia BMX Dirt 2002 Philadelphia BMX Dirt 2004 Los Angeles BMX Park 2006 Los Angeles BMX Dirt 2012 Los Angeles BMX Park 2013 Barcelona BMX Park 1997 San Diego BMX Dirt 1999 San Francisco BMX Dirt 2000 San Francisco BMX Park 2005 Los Angeles BMX Park 2013 Foz do Igauçu BMX Dirt Gravity Games 1999 Providence BMX Dirt 2001 Providence BMX Park 2003 Cleveland BMX Dirt 2004 Cleveland BMX Dirt 1999 Providence BMX Park 2000 Providence BMX Park 2002 Cleveland BMX Park 2003 Cleveland BMX Park

Personal life

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

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

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

2002

• X Games - BMX Park Champion^[6]

2003

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

2004

• ESPY - Best Action Sports^[7]

2007

• AST Dew Tour BMX Dirt Dew Cup Champion

2009

• AST Dew Tour BMX Dirt Dew Cup Champion

2012

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

2013

• AST Dew Tour BMX Park Dew Cup Champion

2014

• 1st Place - Red Bull Dreamline 2014

2017

• 3rd Place - Red Bull Joyride, Whistler 2017

2018

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

2024

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

Other

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]