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Pierre-Luc Gagnon

Pierre-Luc Gagnon in San Diego in 2009

Full namePierre Luc Gagnon
NicknamePLG
Born (1980-05-02) May 2, 1980 (age 44)
Boucherville, Quebec, Canada
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight168 lb (76 kg)
SportVert, Big Air and Vert Doubles

Pierre-Luc Gagnon, commonly known by his initials, PLG (born May 2, 1980 in Boucherville, Quebec), is a Canadian professional skateboarder.[1]

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.[2] He won his third successive X-Games gold medal and fifth overall, in 2010.[3] Shortly after, he won his second Maloof Money Cup skateboard vert competition.[4]

Gagnon is 5 feet 10 inches (178 cm) tall and weighs 168 pounds (76 kg). His sponsors include Darkstar skateboards, RDS clothing, Osiris Footwear, Electric visual, Monster energy drink, BOOM Headphones, Capix helmets and Harley-Davidson Motor Company.[5]

Gagnon was a part of the cast in a VH1 reality series titled The X-Life.[6]

Competition wins

References

  1. ^"Pierre Luc Gagnon Profile < Skately Library". skately.com. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  2. ^ ab"Pierre-Luc Gagnon wins Skateboard Vert in China". Associated Press Archive. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  3. ^ abDalton, Andrew (2010-07-31). "Montreal's Pierre-Luc Gagnon tops Flying Tomato for X Games gold". Montreal Star. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  4. ^ abPrince, DeAntae (2010-08-08). "Pierre-Luc Gagnon wins the Maloof Money Cup". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  5. ^"Pierre Luc Gagnon AKA PLG Skateboarder Profile". SPoT Skate Shop at Skatepark of Tampa. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  6. ^"The X Life | Show Cast, Episodes, Guides, Trailers, Web Exclusives, Previews | VH1.com". Archived from the original on 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  7. ^ abMorris, Jim (2002-10-09). "Doing what others can't makes Pierre Luc Gagnon world's top skateboarder". Guelph Mercury. Archived from the original on 2002-10-12. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  8. ^"Raising the bar on the vert ramp". Long Beach Press-Telegram. 2005-08-06. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  9. ^"Montreal's Gagnon captures X-Games gold medal". 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  10. ^Wilson, Bernie (2008-07-13). "Gagnon rules the halfpipe at Maloof Money Cup". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  11. ^"Montreal's Gagnon wins skateboard Gold at X Games". TSN. 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  12. ^"2011 Dew Tour Championships: Skate". 14 October 2011.
  13. ^"P.-L. Gagnon bat Shaun White en finale". 16 October 2011.

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