Jordan Pierre-Gilles
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| Born | (1998-05-24) May 24, 1998 (age 27) 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]
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] On December 17, 2025, Piere-Gilles was named to Canada's 2026 Olympic team.[13][14][15]
References
- 1 2 "Jordan Pierre-Gilles". olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. January 18, 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 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, Ontario, 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.
- ↑ "Dandjinou headlines Canada's short track speedskating team for Milan Cortina Olympics". CTV News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Canadian Olympic short track speed skating team announced for Milano Cortina 2026" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Olympic Committee. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Dandjinou, Sarault headline Canada's strong Olympic short track team for Milano Cortina". CBC Sports. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
External links
- Jordan Pierre-Gilles at the International Skating Union (archived former page)
- Jordan Pierre-Gilles at Speed Skating Canada
- Jordan Pierre-Gilles at Team Canada
- Jordan Pierre-Gilles at Milano Cortina 2026
- Jordan Pierre-Gilles at Olympics.com
- Jordan Pierre-Gilles at Olympedia
- Jordan Pierre-Gilles at InterSportStats
- Jordan Pierre-Gilles on Instagram
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