Two-time previous and defending Skate Vert champion Pierre-Luc Gagnon did what skateboard insiders figured he would all along: win the first ever Vert three-peat in X Games history. It was in the fifth round of runs that Gagnon, who had already garnered a 47 in his fourth run, put the hammer down. In a run that included a variety of 540s, he not only included a 720 kickflip body varial; he adjusted the board in mid-air just microseconds before returning to the transition, saving what appeared to be a certain crash. The run earned him a 46, for a total of 93 points and the Gold Medal. PLG also took the Gold for the Vert Best Trick competition immediately followed the Vert Final. When it comes to vert competition, it's Gagnon's world and all others just live in it. He took his second gold of the night with a nollie heelflip bigspin 540. Congrats to PLG on both his X Games Vert Gold Medals.
