# 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.

## 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 |
| 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

### 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.