Justine Dufour-Lapointe
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Justine Dufour-Lapointe (March 25, 1994) 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 in Mont Gabriel
. Dufour-Lapointe has an older sister Chloé Dufour-Lapointe
who also competes in moguls.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
freestyle skier
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...
from Montréal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. Dufour-Lapointe started her young career during the 2010–11 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
2010–11 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
The 2010–11 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The season started on 12 December 2010 and lasted until 20 March 2011. The World Cup was organised by the FIS who also run world cups and championships in cross-country skiing, ski jumping,...
. During that season she became the youngest female winner of an FIS World Cup moguls event at the age of 16, winning the event in Mont Gabriel
Sainte-Adèle, Quebec
Sainte-Adèle is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, and is part of the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality. It lies on the Route 117 about north-west of Montreal. Its tourism-based economy centres on its skiing and hotel industry...
. Dufour-Lapointe has an older sister Chloé Dufour-Lapointe
Chloe Dufour-Lapointe
Chloé Dufour-Lapointe is a Canadian freestyle skier.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...
who also competes in moguls.