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.

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. As of 2018, Nyquist lives in Wilmington, NC.

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.

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.

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 2008 Summer X Games XIV BMX Park 11th 2010 Summer X Games XVI BMX Park 14th 2011 Summer X Games XVII BMX Park 10th 2012 Summer X Games XVIII BMX Park 2nd 2013 X Games Foz do Iguaçu 2013 BMX Park 7th 2013 X Games Foz do Iguaçu 2013 BMX Dirt 3rd 2013 X Games Barcelona 2013 BMX Park 2nd 2013 X Games Munich 2013 BMX Park 7th 2014 X Games Austin 2014 BMX Park 5th 2014 X Games Austin 2014 BMX Dirt 10th 2015 X Games Austin 2015 BMX Park 12th 2015 X Games Austin 2015 BMX Dirt 5th 2016 X Games Austin 2016 BMX Dirt 9th 2016 X Games Austin 2016 BMX Park 5th 2017 X Games Minneapolis 2017 BMX Dirt 8th 2018 X Games Minneapolis 2018 BMX Dirt 11th

Awards 2002 X Games - BMX Park Champion

2003 Triple Crown of BMX - Park Champion Triple Crown of BMX - Dirt Champion

2004 ESPY - Best Action Sports

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" 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

External links Official website Biography at expn.com Photographs of Los Gatos event at which Nyquist performed Ryan Nyquist at The Boardr