Pierre-Luc Gagnon

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Pierre Luc Gagnon
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Pierre-Luc Gagnon in San Diego in 2009
Personal information
Full name Pierre Luc Gagnon
Nickname(s) PLG
Nationality Canadian
Born (1980-05-02) May 2, 1980 (age 44)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg)
Sport
Sport Vert, Big Air and Vert Doubles
Pierre-Luc Gagnon
Medal record
Representing the Canada
Men's Skateboarding
X Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 San Francisco Vert
Silver medal – second place 2000 San Francisco Vert Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2002 Philadelphia Vert
Gold medal – first place 2002 Philadelphia Vert Best Trick
Silver medal – second place 2004 Los Angeles Big Air|
Silver medal – second place 2004 Los Angeles Vert
Silver medal – second place 2004 Los Angeles Vert Best Trick
Silver medal – second place 2005 Los Angeles Big Air
Gold medal – first place 2005 Los Angeles Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Los Angeles Vert Best Trick
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Los Angeles Big Air
Silver medal – second place 2007 Los Angeles Big Air
Gold medal – first place 2008 Los Angeles Vert
Gold medal – first place 2009 Los Angeles Vert
Gold medal – first place 2010 Los Angeles Vert
Gold medal – first place 2010 Los Angeles Vert Best Trick
Silver medal – second place 2011 Los Angeles Vert
Gold medal – first place 2012 Los Angeles Vert
Silver medal – second place 2013 Los Angeles Vert
Gold medal – first place 2015 Austin Vert
Dew Tour (Year End Standings)
Silver medal – second place Dew Tour 2005 Vert
Bronze medal – third place Dew Tour 2007 Vert
Gold medal – first place Dew Tour 2008 Vert
Bronze medal – third place Dew Tour 2009 Vert
Gold medal – first place Dew Tour 2010 Vert
Gold medal – first place Dew Tour 2011 Vert
Gravity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Providence Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Cleveland Vert
Gold medal – first place 2002 Cleveland Vert Best Trick
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Cleveland Vert
Silver medal – second place 2005 Woodwate Vert Best Trick
Gold medal – first place 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

References

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  4. http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_x_life/series.jhtml
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  10. http://espn.go.com/action/skateboarding/story/_/id/7101797/skate-results-2011-dew-tour-championships-las-vegas
  11. http://www.rds.ca/extremes/chroniques/328356.html

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