SALT LAKE CITY — Pierre-Luc Gagnon had a high risk-high reward run planned, but it turned out he didn’t have to lay it down.
The defending Dew Cup champion in Skateboard Vert earned 94 points from the judges on his second run and no one — not even iconic skater Shaun White or crowd favorite Bucky Lasek — could do better.
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One of the most well-known athletes from any sport, this 25-year-old transcends both of the sports that have made him famous. He’s won two Olympic Gold medals in snowboard halfpipe and eight X Games gold medals. He is the first athlete to win both a Winter and Summer X Games gold. The native of Southern California is most well-known for innovative tricks, huge air, extreme mental toughness and, of course, his long, wavy red locks. The Deseret News’ Amy Donaldson caught up with him this week.
Question: Are there similarities between snowboarding and skateboarding that give you an edge?  … More