Pierre luc gagnon biography examples

Pierre-Luc Gagnon, sometimes known as PLG for short (born May 2, 1980 in Boucherville, Montreal) is a Canadian professional skateboarder.

He is currently sponsored by Osiris, Darkstar, Electric, RDS, Skullcandy, Capix, Boost Mobile and Monster Energy Drink.

Pierre luc gagnon biography examples

He has competed in five X Games where he won fifteen medals, four of them being gold.^[1]

At 32 years old, Pierre-Luc Gagnon is a successful skateboarder and well-known in his discipline. He has won eight gold medals at the X-Games competition.^[2]

Gagnon found his passion at the age of nine years old.

He asked his father to buy his first skateboard. When he got it, he started to visit the local planchodrome intensively.

See full list on kidzworld.com

But during the winter in Quebec, it is harder to find a place to practice this sport. With a group, they decided to rent a localation where they put some ramps.

In 1992, his father, who is a physical education teacher, convinced the city of Boucherville to open an in