Jordan Pierre-Gilles

Canadian short-track speed skater

Personal information

Born

(1998-05-24) May 24, 1998 (age 25)
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Sport

Country

Canada

Sport

Short track speed skating

Medal record

Men's short track speed skating

Representing Canada
Olympic Games
	2022 Beijing	5000 m relay
World Championships
	2022 Montreal	5000 m relay
	2024 Rotterdam	500 m

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.