006 X GAMES BMX STAR RYAN NYQUIST | Nick Koumalatsos

Ryan Nyquist is an American professional BMX rider with 16 X-Games medals, 39 X-Games competition starts, and 60 Dew Tour finals appearances. 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.  Today,  Ryan is Head Coach of the USA BMX Freestyle team! For Nyquist, it’s BMX freestyle and a recent venture into freestyle mountain biking.

Ryan is a husband and father to 3.  Ryan Nyquist’s wife, Ali Schoen Nyquist, is the owner of Amplify Ride Lift Flow. 

It is physical fitness and cycling-themed gym center. The gym center provides several services like Kids’ Yoga, Strength Class, and many others.

2:30 - Nicks's first nice bike.

7:00 - Turning 40 - Getting Old

11:00 Where Ryan is From

12:00 Ryan Growing Up Getting Sponsored

17:00 College Drop Out 

27:00 Wild Times XGames Party

30:00 Success Obsessed

32:00 Smashed Hand

34:00 Raising Sons to Be Passionate About Their Own Thing - Passion vs. Pleasure 

43:00 Injuries 

49:50 Hand Pic

52:00 Learn to Crash

54:00 Coaching Team USA/Olympics

1:00:00 Meeting His Wife

1:07:00 Training His Son/ It Takes a Village 

1:22:32 Greatest Thing You’ve Overcome

1:31 Transitioning into Coaching the Olympic Team

1:38 Plans for the Feature

1:45 First Video on Youtube 

1:50 Will You Ever Stop? 

1:54 Best Advice For Youth Today

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