Ryan Gallant
Ryan Gallant (born May 25, 1982) is an American professional skateboarder with a goofy-footed stance. Early life. Gallant was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States (U.S.) Ryan began skateboarding as a youth in waltham, where the skateboarding scene was abundant and robust with such skateboarders as Matt Schnorr ( Null Skateboards, Es' shoes, Eastern Boarder and Next gen skateshop), Chi Chi Rodriguez, And Matthew Place (Place Matt) (Next Gen Skateshop, Concepts Skateshop, MNC flowteam) as well as many others from the local "skate scene" although he was later raised in Southborough, Massachusetts. Professional skateboarding. Gallant was first noticed  in the skate video "PJ Ladd's Wonderful Horrible Life", a shop video from Boston, Massachusetts's Coliseum skate shop. He is also affiliated with True East Skateshop, which is an East Coast-based chain of "mom and pop" shops. Gallant was first sponsored by Expedition One skateboards and appeared in the company's first video "Alone". In April 2009, Gallant left his longtime sponsor DC Shoes and established a sponsorship deal with Circa. Gallant is featured in the 2007 video game "EA Skate" as a playable character. He is also featured in the EA Skate sequels "Skate 2" and  Skate 3. The "Gallant Grind" is a skateboard trick that is named after Gallant. Sponsors. As of December 2015, Gallant is sponsored by Expedition One, Bones Swiss Bearings, Gold Wheels, MOB Grip, Silver Trucks. Video game appearances. Gallant is a playable character in the Electronic Arts video games: "Skate", "Skate 2" and "Skate 3".