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Ryan Gallant | |
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 Gallant in 2007 | |
| Born | May 25, 1982 Southboro, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse | Summer Gallant |
Ryan Gallant (born May 25, 1982) is an American professional skateboarder with a goofy-footed stance. [1] [2] [3]
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Ryan Gallant | |
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| Gallant in 2007 | |
| Born | May 25, 1982 Southboro, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse | Summer Gallant |
Ryan Gallant (born May 25, 1982) is an American professional skateboarder with a goofy-footed stance. [1] [2] [3]
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.
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]
As of December 2015, Gallant is sponsored by Expedition One, [4] Bones Swiss Bearings, Gold Wheels, [7] MOB Grip, Silver Trucks,. [8]
Gallant is a playable character in the Electronic Arts video games Skate , Skate 2 and Skate 3 . [10]
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