- Chloé Dufour-Lapointe
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Chloé Dufour-Lapointe Personal information Born 2 December 1991
Montreal, Quebec, CanadaHeight 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Weight 61 kg (130 lb; 9.6 st) Sport Country 
CanadaSport Freestyle skiing Medal recordWomen's freestyle skiing Competitor for CanadaFIS Freestyle World Ski Championships Silver 2011 Deer Valley Dual moguls Chloé Dufour-Lapointe (born 2 December 1991) 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.[1] Her younger sister is Justine Dufour-Lapointe, whom is also a moguls competitor.[2]
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."[3]
References
- ^ Starkman, Randy (14 February 2010). "Jenn Heil: 'This is Canada's medal'". Toronto Star. http://olympics.thestar.com/2010/article/765321--jenn-heil-this-is-canada-s-medal. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ "Chloe Dufour-Lapointe Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.ca/en/athletes/chloe-dufour-lapointe/. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ Terry Bell (6 February 2011). "Night races bring four more medals". Montreal Gazette. http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Night+races+bring+four+more+medals/4232269/story.html. Retrieved 6-02-2011.
External links
Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- Canadian female freestyle skiers
- Freestyle skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Montreal
- Olympic freestyle skiers of Canada
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