What is Pierre-Luc Gagnon?
{{Infobox Person | name = Pierre-Luc Gagnon | image = Pierre-LucGagnonByPhilKonstantin.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Pierre-Luc Gagnon in 2009 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|05|02}} | birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]] [[Canada]] | birth_name = Pierre-Luc Gagnon | occupation = [[Skateboarder]] | spouse = | children = | website = http://www.pierrelucgagnon.com/ | footnotes = }} '''Pierre-Luc Gagnon''', sometimes known as '''PLG''' for short (born May 2, 1980 in [[Boucherville]], [[Montreal]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] professional [[skateboard]]er. He is currently sponsored by Osiris, [[Darkstar]], Electric, RDS, [[Skullcandy]], Capix, Boost Mobile and [[Monster Energy]] Drink. He has competed in five [[X Games]] where he won fifteen medals, four of them being gold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2010/news/story?id=5425214|title=Pierre-Luc Gagnon three-peats in Skate Vert|date=31 July 2010|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://v1.radio-canada.ca/emissions/penelope_mcquade/2012/document.asp?idDoc=239839|title=Pierre-Luc Gagnon, meilleur planchiste au monde|website=Pénélope McQuade - Radio-Canada.ca}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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. 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 indoor [[skate park]]. After this, he practiced his sport each day after school for six years and gained skills. In 1996, he tries his luck durin