Pierre-Luc Gagnon
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Pierre-Luc Gagnon in San Diego in 2009
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Pierre Luc Gagnon |
| Nickname(s) | PLG |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | May 2, 1980 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Vert, Big Air and Vert Doubles |
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing the Canada | ||
| Men's Skateboarding | ||
| X Games | ||
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2000 San Francisco | Vert |
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2000 San Francisco | Vert Doubles |
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2002 Philadelphia | Vert |
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2002 Philadelphia | Vert Best Trick |
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2004 Los Angeles | Big Air| |
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2004 Los Angeles | Vert |
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2004 Los Angeles | Vert Best Trick |
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2005 Los Angeles | Big Air |
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2005 Los Angeles | Vert |
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2005 Los Angeles | Vert Best Trick |
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2007 Los Angeles | Big Air |
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2007 Los Angeles | Big Air |
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2008 Los Angeles | Vert |
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2009 Los Angeles | Vert |
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2010 Los Angeles | Vert |
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2010 Los Angeles | Vert Best Trick |
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2011 Los Angeles | Vert |
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2012 Los Angeles | Vert |
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2013 Los Angeles | Vert |
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2015 Austin | Vert |
| Dew Tour (Year End Standings) | ||
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Dew Tour 2005 | Vert |
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Dew Tour 2007 | Vert |
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Dew Tour 2008 | Vert |
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Dew Tour 2009 | Vert |
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Dew Tour 2010 | Vert |
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Dew Tour 2011 | Vert |
| Gravity Games | ||
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2000 Providence | Vert |
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2002 Cleveland | Vert |
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2002 Cleveland | Vert Best Trick |
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2004 Cleveland | Vert |
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2005 Woodwate | Vert Best Trick |
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2012 Los Angeles | Vert |
Pierre-Luc Gagnon, also known as PLG (born May 2, 1980 in Boucherville, Canada), is a Canadian professional skateboarder.
Gagnon began skating in 1988, and entered his first competition in 1992.[citation needed]
A frequent participant in the X-Games, he has won nineteen medals (nine gold) in the Vert, Vert Double, Big Air and Vert Best Trick categories. He has also been victorious on the Dew Tour and in the Gravity Games, and was the winner of the vert division of the Maloof Money Cup with a wide array of technical flip tricks and spins including a nollie heelflip indy 540.[citation needed]
Gagnon won the Skateboard Vert at the AST China Invitational in Beijing in 2008.[1] He won his third successive X Games gold medal and fifth overall, in 2010.[2] Shortly after, he won his second Maloof Money Cup skateboard vert competition.[3]
Gagnon is 5 feet 10 inches (177 cm) tall and weighs 168 pounds (76.2 kg). His sponsors include Darkstar skateboards, RDS clothing, Osiris Footwear, Electric visual, Monster energy drink, BOOM [Born On Original Motives] Headphones and capix helmets.[citation needed]
Gagnon was a part of the cast in a VH1 series titled The X-Life.[4]
Competition wins
- 2002 X Games[5]
- 2002 Gravity Games[5]
- 2005 X Games[6]
- 2008 AST Chinese Invitational[1]
- 2008 X Games[7]
- 2008 Maloof Money Cup[8]
- 2009 X Games[9]
- 2010 X Games[2]
- 2010 Maloof Money Cup[3]
- 2011 Dew Cup[10]
- 2012 X Games[11]
- 2015 X Games
References
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- ↑ http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_x_life/series.jhtml
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- ↑ http://espn.go.com/action/skateboarding/story/_/id/7101797/skate-results-2011-dew-tour-championships-las-vegas
- ↑ http://www.rds.ca/extremes/chroniques/328356.html
External links
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