Ryan Gallant

Ryan Gallant
Gallant in 2007
Born (1982-05-25) May 25, 1982 (age 42)
Southboro, Massachusetts, U.S.
SpouseSummer Gallant

Ryan Gallant (born May 25, 1982) is an American professional skateboarder with a goofy-footed stance.[1][2][3]

Early life

Gallant was born in Waltham, Massachusetts. He 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 career

Gallant was first noticed in the skate video PJ Ladd's Wonderful Horrible Life, a shop video from Boston, Massachusetts's Coliseum skate shop.[4] 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.[5]

The "Gallant Grind" is a skateboard trick that is named after Gallant.[6]

Sponsors

As of December 2015, Gallant is sponsored by Expedition One,[4] Bones Swiss Bearings, Gold Wheels,[7] MOB Grip, Silver Trucks.[8]

Videography

  • Digital: Who Let the Dogs out (2001)
  • Monkey Business: Project of a lifetime (2002)
  • Gold Wheels: Got Gold? (2002)
  • Expedition-One "Alone" (2002)
  • PJ Ladd's Wonderful Horrible Life (2002)
  • DC: The DC Video (2003)[9]
  • Digital "Everyday" (2003)
  • The Kayo Corp: Promo (2004)
  • Transworld Skateboarding: First Love (2005)
  • Plan B: Live After Death (2006)
  • Plan B: "Superfuture" (2008)
  • C1rca: "Welcome" (2011)
  • Expedition: "Madness" (2011)
  • Expedition: "All Ages" (2013)
  • Da Playground: "Honor Roll" (2013)

Video game appearances

Gallant is a playable character in the Electronic Arts video games Skate, Skate 2 and Skate 3.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Ryan Gallant Skater Profile, News, Photos, Videos, Coverage, and More at SPoT". Skateparkoftampa.com. September 26, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "SKATE 3 - EA Games". Skate.ea.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  3. ^ "Ryan Gallant Profile < Skately Library". Skately.com. May 25, 1982. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Brooks, Josh (January 19, 2010), "Ryan Gallant Back on Expedition-One", espn.go.com, retrieved January 24, 2012
  5. ^ "Introducing Ryan Gallant", C1RCA, April 24, 2009, archived from the original on November 21, 2010, retrieved January 24, 2012
  6. ^ "Ryan Gallant", ProSkaterBase.com, archived from the original on June 29, 2014, retrieved January 24, 2012
  7. ^ "Ads". Gold Wheels & Apparel. Kayo Corp. May 2013. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  8. ^ "Silver Skateboard Trucks - Ryan Gallant". Silver. December 2013. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  9. ^ "The Essentials - The DC Video | CSC UK Skate Blog!". Cardiff Skateboard Club. February 1, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "EA Skate : Profiles : Ryan Gallant", EA Skate, retrieved January 24, 2012[dead link‍]