Jordan Pierre-Gilles

Jordan Pierre-Gilles (born May 24, 1998) is a Canadian short-track speed skater.[1]

Jordan Pierre-Gilles
Personal information
Born (1998-05-24) May 24, 1998
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportShort track speed skating
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Beijing5000 m relay
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Montreal5000 m relay

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
  1. "Jordan Pierre-Gilles". olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  2. "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.
  3. Boriero, Michael (March 2, 2021). "Local speed skater heads to the international stage". The Record. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  4. 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.
  5. "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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "3 speed skating veterans lead inexperienced Canadian Olympic short track team". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  9. 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.
  10. "Canada wins Olympic short-track relay gold, Hamelin ties record". sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  11. 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.
  12. Harrison, Doug (February 16, 2022). "Charles Hamelin strikes short-track gold in final Olympic race". cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
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