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| Born | May 24, 1998 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short track speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jordan Pierre-Gilles (born May 24, 1998) is a Canadian short-track speed skater.[1]
Career
Pierre-Gilles made his World Cup debut in the 2019–2020 season, helping Canada to a bronze medal in the mixed relay at the Shanghai stop and gold in the men's 5000 metres relay at the last stop in Dordrecht.[1][2]
Pierre-Gilles made his World Championships debut at the 2021 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships.[3] Pierre-Gilles followed this up with a third-place finish at the Canadian Championships in August 2021, allowing him to be named to the Canadian team for the upcoming World Cup season.[4]
On January 18, 2022, Pierre-Gilles was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[5][6][7][8] Pierre-Gilles won a gold medal as part of Canada's team in the 5000 m relay event.[9][10][11][12]
References
- ^ a b "Jordan Pierre-Gilles". olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "Jordan Pierre-Gilles, un espoir sherbrookois en patinage de vitesse" [Jordan Pierre-Gilles, a Sherbrooke hopeful in speed skating]. Radio Canada (in French). Montreal, Quebec, Canada. December 22, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ Boriero, Michael (March 2, 2021). "Local speed skater heads to the international stage". The Record. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ Lajoie, Sébastien (September 1, 2021). "La résilience payante pour Jordan Pierre-Gilles" [Resilience pays off for Jordan Pierre-Gilles]. La Tribune (in French). Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "Communication 2442: XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Beijing Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (January 18, 2022). "Ten short track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Barnes, Dan (January 18, 2022). "Plenty of medal potential on Canada's short track speed skating team headed for Beijing". Toronto Sun. Toronto, Ontairo, Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ "3 speed skating veterans lead inexperienced Canadian Olympic short track team". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (February 16, 2022). "Gold for Canada in men's 5000m short track relay is 6th Olympic medal of Hamelin's career". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Canada wins Olympic short-track relay gold, Hamelin ties record". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ D'Andrea, Aaron (February 16, 2022). "Canada wins gold in men's 5,000 m speed skating relay at Beijing Olympics". Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ Harrison, Doug (February 16, 2022). "Charles Hamelin strikes short-track gold in final Olympic race". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
External links
- Jordan Pierre-Gilles at ShortTrackOnLine.info
- Jordan Pierre-Gilles at Olympics.com
- Jordan Pierre-Gilles at Olympedia
- Jordan Pierre-Gilles at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Jordan Pierre-Gilles at the International Skating Union
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