Marc-Antoine Gagnon

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Marc-Antoine Gagnon
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Personal information
Nickname(s)KG
Born (1991-03-06) March 6, 1991 (age 32)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Home town Terrebonne, Quebec [1]
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Medal record
Men'sFreestyle skiing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Kreischberg Dual moguls

Marc-Antoine Gagnon (born March 6, 1991) is a Canadian freestyle skier. Gagnon represented Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the moguls event. He placed fourth, narrowly losing to Russia's Alexandr Smyshlyaev for the bronze medal. Gagnon won a bronze as part of a Canadian podium sweep in the dual moguls event at the 2015 World Championships. [2]

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References

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  2. "Canadian men sweep podium at world dual moguls". CTV News . The Canadian Press. January 19, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2023.