Chloe Dufour-Lapointe
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Chloé Dufour-Lapointe is a Canadian freestyle skier
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Her first Winter Olympics competition was at the 2010 Winter Olympics Women's moguls
in Vancouver, where she finished in fifth place on 13 February 2010. Her younger sister is Justine Dufour-Lapointe
, whom is also a moguls competitor.
Dufour-Lapointes first international success came at the 2011 World Championships
. There in the dual moguls event she advanced to the final against teammate and idol, Jennifer Heil
. Dufour-Lapointe lost the race but walked away with the silver medal. Heil had nothing but kind words to say for the rising star however, saying that "It was so cool to go against Chloe in the final. She's the next generation and she'll be here for a long time with such a bright future. My last run down the hill at a world championships, it's really amazing to ski against her."
Freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...
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Her first Winter Olympics competition was at the 2010 Winter Olympics Women's moguls
Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's moguls
The women's moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada took place February 13 at Cypress Bowl Ski Area...
in Vancouver, where she finished in fifth place on 13 February 2010. Her younger sister is Justine Dufour-Lapointe
Justine Dufour-Lapointe
Justine Dufour-Lapointe is a Canadian freestyle skier from Montréal, Quebec. Dufour-Lapointe started her young career during the 2010–11 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup. During that season she became the youngest female winner of an FIS World Cup moguls event at the age of 16, winning the event...
, whom is also a moguls competitor.
Dufour-Lapointes first international success came at the 2011 World Championships
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011
The 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships were held at Deer Valley Resort, together with Park City Mountain Resort. The 2011 FIS Freestyle World Championships took place from January 30 until February 7, 2011, and included aerials, moguls, dual moguls and ski cross competitions at Deer Valley...
. There in the dual moguls event she advanced to the final against teammate and idol, Jennifer Heil
Jennifer Heil
Jennifer Heil is a Canadian freestyle skier from Spruce Grove, Alberta. Heil started skiing at age two. Jennifer Heil won the first gold medal for Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics games in Turin, Italy and a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, which was also Canada's first...
. Dufour-Lapointe lost the race but walked away with the silver medal. Heil had nothing but kind words to say for the rising star however, saying that "It was so cool to go against Chloe in the final. She's the next generation and she'll be here for a long time with such a bright future. My last run down the hill at a world championships, it's really amazing to ski against her."