Pierre-Luc Gagnon

Pierre Luc Gagnon
Pierre-Luc Gagnon in San Diego in 2009
Personal information
Full namePierre Luc Gagnon
Nickname(s)PLG
NationalityCanadian
Born (1980-05-02) May 2, 1980 (age 43)
Boucherville, Quebec, Canada
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight168 lb (76 kg)
Sport
SportVert, Big Air and Vert Doubles
Pierre-Luc Gagnon
Medal record
Representing the Canada
Men's Skateboarding
X Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Philadelphia Vert
Gold medal – first place 2002 Philadelphia Vert Best Trick
Gold medal – first place 2005 Los Angeles Vert
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
Gold medal – first place 2012 Los Angeles Vert
Gold medal – first place 2015 Austin Vert
Silver medal – second place 2000 San Francisco Vert
Silver medal – second place 2000 San Francisco Vert Doubles
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
Silver medal – second place 2007 Los Angeles Big Air
Silver medal – second place 2011 Los Angeles Vert
Silver medal – second place 2013 Los Angeles Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Los Angeles Vert Best Trick
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Los Angeles Big Air
Dew Tour (Year End Standings)
Gold medal – first place Dew Tour 2008 Vert
Gold medal – first place Dew Tour 2010 Vert
Gold medal – first place Dew Tour 2011 Vert
Silver medal – second place Dew Tour 2005 Vert
Bronze medal – third place Dew Tour 2007 Vert
Bronze medal – third place Dew Tour 2009 Vert
Gravity Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Cleveland Vert Best Trick
Silver medal – second place 2005 Woodwate Vert Best Trick
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Providence Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Cleveland Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Cleveland Vert

Pierre-Luc Gagnon, commonly known by his initials, PLG (born May 2, 1980 in Boucherville, Quebec), 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. He won his third successive X-Games gold medal and fifth overall, in 2010. Shortly after, he won his second Maloof Money Cup skateboard vert competition.

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.

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

Competition wins

  • 2002 X Games
  • 2002 Gravity Games
  • 2005 X Games
  • 2008 AST Chinese Invitational
  • 2008 X Games
  • 2008 Maloof Money Cup
  • 2009 X Games
  • 2010 X Games
  • 2010 Maloof Money Cup
  • 2011 Dew Cup
  • 2012 X Games
  • 2015 X Games



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