Pierre-Luc Gagnon
When Pierre-Luc Gagnon first joined the pro circuit after winning the Vans Amateur series in 1996, his peers thought he was a cocky little brat due to a seeming unwillingness to chitchat. But then a funny thing happened. He learned English. It was soon widely accepted that PLG was indeed, a down dude. Pierre grew up in Montreal, Canada where he would speak French with fellow vert shredder Max Dufour on the ... Full bio >
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nickname: PLG
Website:www.itsplg.com
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Feb 01, 2012
Step By Step: Pierre-Luc Gagnon
Skater Pierre-Luc Gagnon takes you through all the steps to do frontside tailslides on vert. In AlliSports Step By Step you can get some tips from the pros on how to do the basic tricks and some advanced ones too. more
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Jan 11, 2012
Catching Up: Pierre-Luc Gagnon
Pierre Luc Gagnon takes through his Dew Tour championship season in this Catching Up video. He touches on the key to skating well and puts together one of the best runs of his life. Find out what motivated him through the battles this contest season, and what's driving him in the offseason. more
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Nov 11, 2011
My Five: Pierre Luc Gagnon
My Five is an Alli feature where we ask five fun questions to different athletes and compile all the answers. For this video, we talked to skateboarder Pierre Luc Gagnon. more
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Oct 16, 2011
Skateboard Vert Final Highlights - Dew Tour Championships 2011
Check out highlights of PLG, Shaun White, Bucky Lasek and more from the Skateboard Vert Finals at the Dew Tour Championships presented by Godaddy.com more
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Oct 16, 2011
PLG Comes Through With Win and Third Dew Cup
It came down to the last runs of the Superfinal to decide it all in the skate vert battle at the Dew Tour Championships. Defending Dew Cup champ Pierre-Luc Gagnon more
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Oct 12, 2011
Under The Gun: Pierre Luc Gagnon
Pierre Luc Gagnon tells the story behind the bulldog tattooed on his arm in today's Under the Gun video. more
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Sep 30, 2011
PLG, Bucky and Shaun White Battling for Skate Vert Dew Cup
The Dew Tour’s skate vert ramp has seen its share of battles over the years, but this season’s Dew Cup title is a toss-up between the only three guys who have ever won the Cup more
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Sep 10, 2011
Skateboard Vert Final Highlights - Toyota Challenge 2011
Watch as Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Shaun White, Bucky Lasek and more compete in the Skateboard Vert Finals at the Toyota Challenge 2011, in Salt Lake City, UT more
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Pierre-Luc Gagnon
When Pierre-Luc Gagnon first joined the pro circuit after winning the Vans Amateur series in 1996, his peers thought he was a cocky little brat due to a seeming unwillingness to chitchat. But then a funny thing happened. He learned English. It was soon widely accepted that PLG was indeed, a down dude.
Pierre grew up in Montreal, Canada where he would speak French with fellow vert shredder Max Dufour on the decks of whatever vert ramps they could get their wheels on. Then in 1992, at his dad’s prodding, the city built them their own park with a state-of-the-art halfpipe. It was called Boucherville, which sounds better if you speak French.
Boucherville eventually fell victim to the inevitable dismantling, so in 2000 Pierre packed his bags, kissed his parents goodbye, and headed west to San Diego, the land of milk, honey and vert ramps.
Once settled, the French Canadian Jay-Z of vert came into his own and in the time since has pretty much done it all, from filming state-of-the-art video parts, to mastering the mega, to going on one continuous contest killing spree. After winning his first X Games gold in 2002 (followed the next day with another gold in best trick), he’s been one of, if not the guy to beat at nearly every event.
In 2006 a pulverized patella gave him a major setback, but he came back even stronger and more focused. By 2008 he was back in peak form, winning X Games, the Maloof Money Cup, and, after getting his first Dew Tour victory of the year in Orlando, eked out the points needed to take home the Dew Cup. In '08 alone he pulled down a record haul in prize money, which is good because Pierre likes to bling, and blingin’ ain’t cheap.
Dew Tour 2011 - Skateboard Vert
| Rank | Pantech Open 2011 | Toyota Challenge 2011 | Dew Tour Championships 2011 | Total | |
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| 1 | 90 | 100 | 150 | 340 |
Dew Tour 2010 - Skate Vert
| Rank | Skate Open 2010 | Wendy's Invitational 2010 | Toyota Challenge 2010 | Dew Tour Championships 2010 | TOTAL | |
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| 1 | 100 | 82 | 90 | 135 | 407 |
Dew Tour 2009 - Skate Vert
| Rank | ISF Skate Open | Wendy's Invitational | Toyota Challenge | PlayStation Pro | TOTAL | |
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| 3 | 90 | 100 | 76 | 72 | 338 |
Dew Tour 2008 - Skate Vert
| Rank | Panasonic Open | Right Guard Open | Wendy's Invitational | Toyota Challenge | Playstation Pro | Total | |
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| 1 | 85 | 53 | 85 | 85 | 100 | 408 |
Dew Tour 2007 - Skate Vert
| Rank | Panasonic Open | Right Guard Open | Vans Invitational | Toyota Challenge | Playstation Pro | Total | |
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| 3 | 49 | 38 | 75 | 100 | 75 | 337 |
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October 16, 2011
PLG Comes Through With Win and Third Dew Cup
It came down to the last runs of the Superfinal to decide it all in the skate vert battle at the Dew Tour Championships. Defending Dew Cup champ Pierre-Luc Gagnon
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September 30, 2011
PLG, Bucky and Shaun White Battling for Skate Vert Dew Cup
The Dew Tour’s skate vert ramp has seen its share of battles over the years, but this season’s Dew Cup title is a toss-up between the only three guys who have ever won the Cup
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September 10, 2011
Pierre Luc Gagnon Holds off Shaun White for Skate Vert Win
Bucky Lasek, Shaun White and Pierre-Luc Gagnon were the last three riders to go in the skate vert superfinals - ranked third to first - but it came down to the last runs to decide the podium order.
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July 24, 2011
Last Run Does the Trick for Bucky Lasek
In the final run of the five-man superfinal, Pierre-Luc Gagnon was the last rider to go. From the top of the extension, he was ready to drop in what would have been his victory run, until
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June 01, 2010
Hendley Wins Street, PLG Takes Vert and Mini-Mega at Asian X
Saturday held a full day of skate contests at Asian X Games in Shanghai, China as both the street and mini mega finals took place after Friday’s rain postponed the events. Tyler Hendley landed a pretty stellar run to claim his first X Games gold in street.
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October 27, 2010
Skate Vert Finals Gallery from the Dew Tour Championships
Each of the five skaters that advanced to the Final Jam of the Dew Tour Championships' skate vert finals landed a 720 to get there, setting the stage for a fierce final round of competition. Shaun White claimed his third consecutive win on the 2010 Tour, but PLG's consistency helped him claim the Dew Cup. Check out photos of what went down in Las Vegas.
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October 19, 2010
Dew Cup Awards Ceremony Gallery
After the Dew Tour Championships wrapped up in Las Vegas, all that was left was the Dew Cup Awards Ceremony, where five champions were crowned and a whole lot of cash was handed out. Check out photos from the night.
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October 04, 2010
Race for the Cup: Skate Vert Gallery
Shaun White missed the first skate vert competition of the season due to injury, but since then he's been on a tear, winning the past two Dew Tour stops. Even so, White sits in fifth place in the standings behind PLG, Bucky, Andy Mac and Sandro Dias. Check out pictures to see the showdown that's shaping up for Las Vegas.
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September 23, 2010
Skate Vert Gallery from Salt Lake City
Much has been said about the so-called rivalry between Shaun White and Pierre Luc Gagnon over the past few months, but a lot more went down on the vert ramp this weekend. Check out the photos to see all the action from the Vert Finals at the Toyota Challenge.
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August 10, 2010
Vert Finals at Maloof Money Cup
Check out pictures of all the skate vert action from the Maloof Money Cup's stop in the OC.
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January 11, 2012
Catching Up: Pierre-Luc Gagnon
Pierre Luc Gagnon takes through his Dew Tour championship season in this Catching Up video. He touches on the key to skating well and puts together one of the best runs of his life. Find out what motivated him through the battles this contest season, and what's driving him in the offseason.
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November 11, 2011
My Five: Pierre Luc Gagnon
My Five is an Alli feature where we ask five fun questions to different athletes and compile all the answers. For this video, we talked to skateboarder Pierre Luc Gagnon.
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October 16, 2011
Skateboard Vert Final Highlights - Dew Tour Championships 2011
Check out highlights of PLG, Shaun White, Bucky Lasek and more from the Skateboard Vert Finals at the Dew Tour Championships presented by Godaddy.com
Alli Video
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October 12, 2011
Under The Gun: Pierre Luc Gagnon
Pierre Luc Gagnon tells the story behind the bulldog tattooed on his arm in today's Under the Gun video.
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September 10, 2011
Skateboard Vert Final Highlights - Toyota Challenge 2011
Watch as Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Shaun White, Bucky Lasek and more compete in the Skateboard Vert Finals at the Toyota Challenge 2011, in Salt Lake City, UT
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