Charles Gagnier
Vitals
Date of Birth: July 19, 1985
Age:26
Place of Birth: Arthabaska, Que.
Hometown: Victoriaville, Que.
Place of Residence:Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges (Mont Sainte-Anne), Que.
Freestyle Discipline: Slopestyle
Height: 5’ 9’’
Weight:145
Years on National Team: First
Coaches: Toben Sutherland and JF Cusson
Career Highlights: Won the X-Games and US Open slopestyle competitions one week apart in 2005.
Bio
Nickname
Cass
My Motto
You can do it if you want it badly enough
Favorite Films/TV Series
Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series
What’s on my iPod
Novy Everk
Education
High school diploma
Hobbies/Interests
Hiking, cooking, reading
Ultimate Holiday Destination
Japan
I never leave home without…
My Macbook
Superstitions
I try not to care which ski goes on which foot.
Heroes/Role Models
Jemaine Clements, Bret McKenzie
Who has had the most influence on your athletic career?
Antoine Gagnier
Personal goals outside of sport
To learn something every day
Greatest fear
Becoming paralysed
Advice to young athletes
You have to take things step by step, going a little further each day.
How did you get into freestyle?
With my dad at Mont Gleason
Favorite meal
Sashimi
If I wasn’t an athlete I would be…
A college graduate
Favorite World Cup spot and why
Dew Tour at Mount Snow/Killington, because it’s a competition that is very well organized and not far from where I live.
Favorite form of exercise
Mountain hiking
Pet peeves?
Knee injuries


