Jordan Pierre-Gilles Explained

Jordan Pierre-Gilles
Birth Date:24 May 1998
Birth Place:Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Country:Canada
Sport:Short track speed skating

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jordan Pierre-Gilles. olympic.ca/. January 18, 2022 . Canadian Olympic Committee. January 23, 2022.
  2. News: December 22, 2019. Jordan Pierre-Gilles, un espoir sherbrookois en patinage de vitesse. Jordan Pierre-Gilles, a Sherbrooke hopeful in speed skating. French. Radio Canada. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. January 23, 2022.
  3. News: Boriero. Michael. March 2, 2021. Local speed skater heads to the international stage. The Record. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. January 23, 2022.
  4. News: La résilience payante pour Jordan Pierre-Gilles. Resilience pays off for Jordan Pierre-Gilles. French. Lajoie. Sébastien. September 1, 2021. La Tribune. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. January 23, 2022.
  5. Web site: Communication 2442: XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Beijing Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating. International Skating Union. December 9, 2021. December 9, 2021.
  6. Web site: Nichols. Paula. Ten short track speed skaters nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022. olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. January 18, 2022. January 18, 2022.
  7. News: 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. January 18, 2022.
  8. Web site: 3 speed skating veterans lead inexperienced Canadian Olympic short track team. January 18, 2022. cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 18, 2022.
  9. Web site: Nichols. Paula. Gold for Canada in men's 5000m short track relay is 6th Olympic medal of Hamelin's career. olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. February 16, 2022. February 16, 2022.
  10. Web site: Canada wins Olympic short-track relay gold, Hamelin ties record. February 16, 2022. sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. February 16, 2022.
  11. News: 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. February 16, 2022.
  12. Web site: Harrison. Doug. Charles Hamelin strikes short-track gold in final Olympic race. February 16, 2022. cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. February 16, 2022.

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