Pascal DION

Men

CAN

Date of birth08 Aug 1994
Height172 CM
ProfessionAthlete, Student
HometownMontreal
Place of birthMontreal
Start skating Club He began skating at age six in Pointe-aux-Trembles, QC, Canada. CPV Pointe-aux-Trembles: Montreal, QC, CAN
HobbiesRock climbing. (speedskating.ca, 01 Sep 2023)
LanguagesEnglish, French, Mandarin
FamliyPartner Frederique Phaneuf

CoachN/A
ChoreographerN/A
Former CoachN/A
Practice low seasonN/A
Practice high seasonN/A

General Interest
Sport Specific Information

"My approach to my sport is that I set and focus on small achievable, realistic goals that keep me focused and motivated." (concordia.ca, 22 Feb 2022)

Canadian short track skater Marc Gagnon. (speedskating.ca, 01 Sep 2023)

In 2014 he fell while racing and sustained two cuts to his back from the skates of another athlete. He lost more than a litre of blood and was unable to skate for five months as a result of the injury. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2018; olympic.ca, 20 Aug 2017)

Winning gold in the 5000m relay at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Instagram profile, 17 Feb 2022)

COACHING
He has coached at the Pointe-aux-Trembles Speed Skating Club in Montreal, QC, Canada. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019; laboitetherapeutique.com, 25 Feb 2018; olympic.ca, 20 Aug 2017)

FURTHER EDUCATION
After studying kinesiology at the University of Quebec in Montreal [UQAM], he began studying finance at Concordia University in Montreal, QC, Canada. (Facebook profile, 27 Sep 2020; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019)