Dan & Riya

Dan Kipnis and Riya Malik are a team of YouTube Creators on The Amazing Race Canada 5.

Profile
Retrieved from CTV.com

Team Bio
Dan and Riya have been best friends for 15 years, ever since Dan offered to ride the ski-lift with new-girl Riya on a grade four class trip. Today, they run a successful YouTube channel together, “Dan and Riya,” where they produce and star in weekly short comedy videos about dating, pop culture, and the trials and tribulations of Millennial life. Their most popular video has over 14 million views and counting.

Both Dan and Riya are competitive, have big egos, and fight about who is funnier, smarter, and more attractive. Dan is more emotional, admitting that he’ll be the first to cry or lose his temper, whereas Riya is more controlled. Although they bicker and tease each other constantly, they also trust each other completely.

They have no intention of running THE AMAZING RACE CANADA as naïve “nice Canadians”; they are ruthless competitors who will work hard and have no qualms about lying and hustling their way to the finish line.

Fun Facts
Motto: "Be a flamingo in a flock of pigeons"

If you and your teammate we a pop duo, what would your name be? The Peachy Butts

Walk on Song: "I Want It All" from High School Musical 3

Team they most associate with from previous seasons: Kelly and Kate (Season 4)

If you could be an animal what would you be?
 * Dan: Unicorn | Riya: Unicorn

Dan

 * Age: 23
 * Occupation: YouTube Creator
 * Current City: Toronto, ON
 * Hometown: Richmond Hill, ON
 * Strengths: Creating strategy, giving advice, showing love
 * Fears/Phobia: Snakes and clowns
 * Favourite Travel Destination: Vienna
 * Pet Peeve about Teammate: She doesn’t listen to my ideas

Riya

 * Age: 28
 * Occupation: YouTube Creator
 * Current City: Toronto, ON
 * Hometown: Richmond Hill, ON
 * Strengths: Perseverance, positive attitude, creating strategy
 * Fears/Phobia: Claustrophobia
 * Favourite Travel Destination: Singapore
 * Pet Peeve about Teammate: He talks too much