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]
^ ab"Pierre-Luc Gagnon wins Skateboard Vert in China". Associated Press Archive. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2010-10-29. Canada's Pierre-Luc Gagnon won the Skateboard Vert and Brazil's Sandro Dias took the Skateboard Vert Best Trick competition Saturday at the AST China Invitational at Beijing International Stadium
^ abDalton, Andrew (2010-07-31). "Montreal's Pierre-Luc Gagnon tops Flying Tomato for X Games gold". Montreal Star. Retrieved 2010-10-29. Pierre-Luc Gagnon, a 30-year-old star from Montreal, won his third straight X Games gold Saturday night at the Nokia Theater, becoming the first ever to three-peat in Skateboard Vert.
^ abPrince, DeAntae (2010-08-08). "Pierre-Luc Gagnon wins the Maloof Money Cup". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-10-29. The win was also Gagnon's second Maloof Money Cup vert victory in the event's three years.
^"Pierre Luc Gagnon AKA PLG Skateboarder Profile". SPoT Skate Shop at Skatepark of Tampa. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
^. Archived from the original on 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
^ abMorris, Jim (2002-10-09). . Guelph Mercury. Archived from the original on 2002-10-12. Retrieved 2010-10-29. Gagnon, coming off first-place performances at both the X-Games and the Gravity Games, will be one of the top draws.
^"Raising the bar on the vert ramp". Long Beach Press-Telegram. 2005-08-06. Retrieved 2010-10-29. Pierre-Luc Gagnon of Carlsbad put down a laborless, technical masterpiece on his third and final run to take his first X Games gold in three years on a memorable night of skateboarding.
^"Montreal's Gagnon captures X-Games gold medal". 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2010-10-29. Pierre Luc Gagnon of Montreal snagged himself a gold medal Saturday in the Vert final at the X-Games.
^Wilson, Bernie (2008-07-13). "Gagnon rules the halfpipe at Maloof Money Cup". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2010-10-29. With $75,000 and a tricked-up SUV on the line, Pierre-Luc Gagnon flew through and above the halfpipe better than everyone else, including "The Flying Tomato" himself, Shaun White. Gagnon won the pro vert competition Sunday at the inaugural Maloof Money Cup on Sunday.
^"Montreal's Gagnon wins skateboard Gold at X Games". TSN. 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2010-10-29. Canadian Pierre-Luc Gagnon's superstition may have been the extra motivation needed for him to capture gold in Skateboard Vert on Saturday at the 2009 X Games.
^"2011 Dew Tour Championships: Skate". 14 October 2011.
^"P.-L. Gagnon bat Shaun White en finale". 16 October 2011.
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Gagnon's bio on ESPN.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Pierre Luc Gagnon news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Pierre Luc Gagnon commonly known by his initials PLG born May 2 1980 in Boucherville Quebec is a Canadian professional skateboarder 1 Pierre Luc GagnonPierre Luc Gagnon in San Diego in 2009Personal informationFull namePierre Luc GagnonNicknamePLGNationalityCanadianBorn 1980 05 02 May 2 1980 age 43 Boucherville Quebec CanadaHeight5 ft 9 in 1 75 m Weight168 lb 76 kg SportSportVert Big Air and Vert DoublesPierre Luc Gagnon Medal recordRepresenting CanadaMen s SkateboardingX Games2002 Philadelphia Vert2002 Philadelphia Vert Best Trick2005 Los Angeles Vert2008 Los Angeles Vert2009 Los Angeles Vert2010 Los Angeles Vert2010 Los Angeles Vert Best Trick2012 Los Angeles Vert2015 Austin Vert2000 San Francisco Vert2000 San Francisco Vert Doubles2004 Los Angeles Big Air2004 Los Angeles Vert2004 Los Angeles Vert Best Trick2005 Los Angeles Big Air2007 Los Angeles Big Air2011 Los Angeles Vert2013 Los Angeles Vert2005 Los Angeles Vert Best Trick2007 Los Angeles Big AirDew Tour Year End Standings Dew Tour 2008 VertDew Tour 2010 VertDew Tour 2011 VertDew Tour 2005 VertDew Tour 2007 VertDew Tour 2009 VertGravity Games2002 Cleveland Vert Best Trick2005 Woodwate Vert Best Trick2000 Providence Vert2002 Cleveland Vert2004 Cleveland VertGagnon 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 edit2002 X Games 7 2002 Gravity Games 7 2005 X Games 8 2008 AST Chinese Invitational 2 2008 X Games 9 2008 Maloof Money Cup 10 2009 X Games 11 2010 X Games 3 2010 Maloof Money Cup 4 2011 Dew Cup 12 2012 X Games 13 2015 X GamesReferences edit Pierre Luc Gagnon Profile lt Skately Library skately com Retrieved 2017 07 18 a b Pierre Luc Gagnon wins Skateboard Vert in China Associated Press Archive 2008 04 19 Retrieved 2010 10 29 Canada s Pierre Luc Gagnon won the Skateboard Vert and Brazil s Sandro Dias took the Skateboard Vert Best Trick competition Saturday at the AST China Invitational at Beijing International Stadium a b Dalton Andrew 2010 07 31 Montreal s Pierre Luc Gagnon tops Flying Tomato for X Games gold Montreal Star Retrieved 2010 10 29 Pierre Luc Gagnon a 30 year old star from Montreal won his third straight X Games gold Saturday night at the Nokia Theater becoming the first ever to three peat in Skateboard Vert a b Prince DeAntae 2010 08 08 Pierre Luc Gagnon wins the Maloof Money Cup Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2010 10 29 The win was also Gagnon s second Maloof Money Cup vert victory in the event s three years Pierre Luc Gagnon AKA PLG Skateboarder Profile SPoT Skate Shop at Skatepark of Tampa Retrieved 2017 07 18 The X Life Show Cast Episodes Guides Trailers Web Exclusives 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