11.4.08 PLG WINS LG CHAMPIONSHIPS
It’s official: The PLG is the back-to-back winner of the LG Action Sports Championships and the undisputed champion of vert skateboarding in 2008.
Gagnon posted a score of 92.50 in the first of five runs, setting the bar incredibly high. Danny Mayer came closest to it, nailing a kickflip McTwist in his flawless second run for 90.25, and Sandro Dias finally pulled off his dream run and his signature “gnar jar” 540 to tail for 88.75, but the only skater to beat Gagnon’s score was Gagnon himself. He hit all his tricks in Run 5, including a huge 720, to improve his score to 94.50: A perfect run as icing on the cake of a perfect season.
“It’s awesome to end the year with a win like this,” says Gagnon. “I still have a few events coming up, but this is the last contest in America this year and I’m super hyped, and not even just because I won: It was one of the best runs I’ve ever done. I’m really happy with my skating this year and it’s awesome to end on a positive note like this.”