But it was only because she was so happy to be competing. One of three moguls skiing sisters, middle child chloe dufourlapointe was the first to compete at the olympic games, finishing fifth as an 18yearold at vancouver 2010. Thus, the dufourlapointe freestyle dynasty was born. Justine dufourlapointes olympic silver in pyeongchang feels like. Canadian skier left in the cold after her two sisters both. Go behind the scenes with maxime, chloe and justine dufourlapointe as the sisters share what be olympic means to them. Dufourlapointe sisters win canadas first gold, silver the skiing sisters from montreal bring canadas medal tally to three by melinda maldonado. Feb 08, 2014 two skiing sisters and a snowboard star fighting a broken rib gave canadas olympians the strong start they desired in sochi. With justine and chloe winning moguls medals and oldest sister maxime also competing, photos of them.
She skied in the moguls events for canada at the 2014 winter olympics in sochi where she won a gold medal. She was the olympic champion in the moguls event at the 2014 winter olympics and won a silver medal in moguls at the 2018 winter olympics. The dufour lapointe household used to be summer focused. The youngest member of 3sdl, as canadian freestyle skiing sisters the dufourlapointes are known, justine achieved all her goals at sochi 2014. Dufourlapointe sisters win gold, silver in moguls business. Canadian sisters justine dufourlapointe, left, and chloe dufourlapointe, right, show off. Justine dufourlapointe won olympic gold and stole mens hearts. What happens when roger federer tweets praise of olympians. Justine dufourlapointe team canada official olympic. Lr canadian sisters justine dufourlapointe, maxime dufourlapointe and chloe dufourlapointe wait for the start of the womens freestyle skiing.
Dufourlapointe sisters win moguls gold and silver bbc sport. She was the 20 fis world champion in dual moguls with her winning run. Adam chandler is a former staff writer at the atlantic. The win was even more special as it came on home soil at montgabriel. The dufourlapointe sisters have been as amazing on the mogul skiing slopes as they have been hot in instagram photos. One of three moguls skiing sisters who all competed at sochi 2014, maxime dufourlapointe made her olympic debut with a 12 th place finish. Personnelle cosmetics brands muses we are really proud to have the 3 dufourlapointe sisters, justine, maxime et chloe as icons of personnelle cosmetics. Canadian sisters justine and chloe dufourlapointe win gold and silver in the womens moguls, ahead of american defending champion hannah kearney. Dufourlapointe family bonds over medal wins the globe. Canadian sisters justine dufourlapointe, left, and chloe dufourlapointe, right, show off their gold and silver medals from womens freestyle moguls after the medal ceremony at. Dufourlapointe sisters go 12 in olympic moguls the.
Deciding who would be on canadas moguls team turned out to be so dramafilled, a hollywood movie could be made of it. To no fault of their own, canadas dufourlapointe sisters have gotten themselves involved in a political squabble, of sorts. Justine dufourlapointe simple english wikipedia, the. The goldsilver finish by canadas justine and chloe dufourlapointe in sochi was exciting, amazing and unforgettable. The dufourlapointe household used to be summer focused. With justine and chloe winning moguls medals and oldest sister. At the 2014 sochi olympics, the dufourlapointe sisters captured the hearts of canadians. Justine dufourlapointe of montreal canadas first gold medallist in sochi. Dufour lapointe sisters win gold, silver medals in womens. Her hot sister chloe won silver at the sochi olympics.
To be the dufourlapointe sisters at the olympics was a challenge that we accomplished. Justine, chloe and maxime, three sisters, three athletes, three young women passionate about freestyle skiing. Dufour and husband yves lapointe never imagined their three daughters would. Dufourlapointe sisters say justines silver medal is like a. While she didnt reach the olympic and world championship podiums as sisters justine, 24, and chloe, 26, have done, maxime was a consistent top10 finisher and won four world cup medals during her career. Dufourlapointe sisters win canadas first gold, silver. Justine dufourlapointe born march 25, 1994 in montreal, quebec is a canadian freestyle skier. Her sisters maxime dufourlapointe and justine dufourlapointe are also moguls competitors, the latter. When theyre travelling on the world cup circuit, the dufourlapointe. She made a move onto the podium at sochi 2014, winning silver behind younger sister justine, making them just the third set of sisters to ever finish 12 in the same winter. Montreals dufourlapointe sisters win gold, silver in moguls. Dufourlapointe sisters remain united on the road to. Montreals justine dufourlapointe is getting used to sharing the podium with her siblings.
Count tennis legend roger federer among the new fans of the dufourlapointe sisters. Maxime dufourlapointe team canada official olympic team. Justine dufourlapointe is the youngest of three moguls skiing sisters who all competed at sochi 2014. Krasnaya polyana, russiacanadas first great moment at the sochi olympics was a family affair, as sisters justine and chloe dufourlapointe took the gold and silver medals, respectively, in.
In the womens moguls competition, 10 per cent of the olympic field will come from one canadian family. The dufourlapointe sisters have been hiding a secret for nearly a year their mother has been battling cancer. Justine dufourlapointes olympic silver in pyeongchang. Last winter, we learned that our mother had cancer and that has affected us. The first of five fresh tracks dedicated to canadas olympians at the sochi winter games is celebrate by platinum recording artist fefe dobson. Dufourlapointe sisters go 12 in olympic moguls originally published february 9, 2014 at 3. They were just the third pair of sisters to ever win gold and silver in the same event in. Dufourlapointe sisters offer tearjerking tale toronto sun. As explained by cbc news, two of the three olympic sisters from montreal chloe and justine had a picture taken donning those delightful hudsons bay red and white team canada mittens. Dufourlapointe sisters celebrate incredible podium. I knew they were looking for this result and its just amazing, maxime said. This is a family that, from the time the dufourlapointe sisters were babies, spent as much time together as possible.
Federer also showed some love for the dufour lapointe sisters. Discover more from the olympic channel, including video highlights, replays, news and facts about olympic athlete justine dufourlapointe. Not canadas gold and silver medalwinning sisters, justine and chloe dufourlapointe. Montreals dufourlapointe sisters win gold, silver in moguls the star. Fashion tips from the dufourlapointe sisters youtube. Earlier sunday night in sochi, justine and chloe dufourlapointe were presented their gold and silver medals for their respective performances in the womens moguls event. Montreals justine dufourlapointe led the way, flying to gold in the womens moguls. Justine dufour lapointe, 19, won the gold medal in moguls on saturday, finishing slightly ahead of her sister chloe, 22, who earned the silver. Dufourlapointe sisters talk skiing, championships and the twirl justine, chloe and maxime dufourlapointe, a trio of olympic skiers, stopped by the cbc daybreak studio to chat with sports. We join the dufourlapointe sisters for a moguls training session as they prepare for the upcoming ski season. Dufour and husband yves lapointe never imagined their three.
Medals for chloe and justine at the 2014 winter olympics in sochi caught the imagination of. Chloe dufourlapointe born 2 december 1991 is a canadian freestyle skier. Watch sitting down with the dufourlapointe sisters video online, on globalnews. In 2014, all the three dufourlapointe sisters became olympians and gave the world one of the most heartwarming memories from the 2014 olympic games. Up next dufourlapointe sisters on george stroumboulopoulos tonight. Dufourlapointe sisters talk skiing, championships and. Canadian skier left in the cold after her two sisters both win medals. Justine, maxime and chloe dufourlapointe dropped by and shared some fashion tips with olympic. Olympic medalists dufourlapointe sisters struggle to fund freestyle skiing careers, despite success. In the middle of a snowstorm, the youngest of the dufourlapointe sisters made a quick and aggressive run to earn 78. Nov 17, 2018 the secret sisters house of gold film director. Chloe dufourlapointe team canada official olympic team.
Dufourlapointe sisters win gold and silver in olympic. The dufourlapointe sisters at home sonnet insurance. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Dufourlapointes, kingsbury, gagnon win medals at moguls. Canadian sisters justine dufour lapointe age 19 and chloe dufour lapointe 22 won gold and silver, respectively, in womens moguls, upsetting the defending champion hannah kearney. Dufour and husband yves lapointe never imagined their three daughters would become world class mogul skiers. Justine dufourlapointe olympic freestyle skiing canada. Up next maxime, chloe et justine dufour lapointe dave morissette duration. It was their parents, johane dufour and yves lapointe, standing at the bottom of the moguls run, watching. All three dufourlapointe sisters make olympic freestyle. At the 2014 sochi olympics, the dufour lapointe sisters captured the hearts of canadians. Canadian sisters ski and soar to 12 finish over american in. Be olympic bts dufourlapointe sisters team canada youtube.
Canadian sisters justine dufourlapointe age 19 and chloe dufourlapointe 22 won gold and silver, respectively, in womens moguls, upsetting the defending champion hannah kearney. Justine dufourlapointe wins silver medal in womens moguls. Quebec citys audrey robichaud, the fourth canadian in the field, wound up 10th. Justine dufourlapointe team canada official olympic team. Nobody flew us in private jets in sochi, the sisters became famous. Dufourlapointe sisters experience different olympics than.
Successful, these young active and trendy women represent perfectly the dynamic brands image. Apr 04, 2018 the dufourlapointe sisters chloe, maxime and justine come from a family whose main pastime was sailing. Justine dufourlapointe wins silver medal in womens. Follow their performances at competitions and world cups for the 2018 season. The dufourlapointe olympicsthe 2018 olympic winter games reasoned recently and the entire world is pages online trying to learn about the medalists who won their rivals from the occasion of the south korea. Maxime dufourlapointe, the eldest at age 29, announced her retirement wednesday after a decade. Krasnaya polyana, russia ap the dufourlapointe family of canada will have a few things to share and compare when they get home from russia. Justine, 19, and chloe, 22, joined french skiers marieele and christine goitschel and austrian lugers doris and angelika neuner on the short list of sisters to win olympic gold and silver in the same event.
She has two older sisters, chloe dufourlapointe and maxime dufourlapointe, who also compete in moguls. Dufourlapointe sister maxime announces retirement from. But winters spent skiing in the laurentians, north of the family home in canadas montreal, meant the three sisters became top class skiers. Sep 17, 2014 the dufourlapointe sisters, the first canadian set of three siblings to compete in the same individual event at the same games justine and chloe won gold and silver, respectively, earlier this year in sochi, russia also spent time during their visit speaking with cbcsports. Maxime dufourlapointe, the eldest at age 29, announced her retirement wednesday after a decade on the canadian womens moguls team.
This year was so tough, but i feel stronger than i did back in sochi. Dufourlapointe is the oldest of three sisters to compete at the winter olympics with her younger sisters chloe dufourlapointe and justine dufourlapointe both being world champion medalists and olympic medalists. Dufourlapointe sisters videos and latest news articles. While there is no shortage of sibling rivalry at the sochi olympics, canadas three dufour lapointe sisters are standing out from the family pack because they could well take more than one medal. Every friday, the dufourlapointe family hurried home from work to leave early so they could enjoy a weekend on their boat. Dufourlapointe sisters remain united on the road to pyeongchang back to video regrettably, history wont be repeated when the pyeongchang winter games open on feb. The three sisters awoke sunday morning with hoarse voices after a party like none other for the dufourlapointe family. Joining her sisters justine and chloe, they were just the third trio of sisters to ever compete in the same individual event at the winter games. Mar 28, 2014 justine, maxime and chloe dufourlapointe dropped by and shared some fashion tips with olympic. Sitting down with the dufourlapointe sisters watch news. Follow their performances at the pyeongchang winter olympics in south korea from february 9 to 25, 2018. Joe thomas 2010 universal republic records, a division of umg recordings, inc.
Canadas justine dufourlapointe captured the gold medal in womens moguls at the sochi winter games. Every friday, the dufour lapointe family hurried home from work to leave early so they could enjoy a weekend on their boat. All three sexy dufourlapointe sisters competed at the 2014 winter olympics in sochi. Feb 08, 2014 not canadas gold and silver medalwinning sisters, justine and chloe dufourlapointe. Dufourlapointe sisters pushed into middle of quebeccanada. Canada earned a medal of every colour saturday on the opening day of olympic medal competition. The gold and silver she and her sister chloe dufourlapointe won in 2014 was the first time that canadian sisters stood together on the podium, and the fourth. A tightknit unit on and off the slopes, chloe, maxime and justine even share a fourplex together.
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. Gold and silver medals put dufourlapointe sisters in sochi. Justine dufourlapointe won gold and sister chloe dufour lapointe won silver in olympic womens moguls. Olympic medalists dufourlapointe sisters struggle to fund.
Dufourlapointe duo not first 12 olympics sister act. The three dufourlapointe sisters who have been inseparable in freestyle skiing will be down to two. Chloe dufourlapointe maxime dufourlapointe and justine dufourlapointe of the canadian. Breakout stars at sochi, dufourlapointe sisters enjoy a more. All three dufourlapointe sisters make olympic freestyle ski team back to video justine above, right is 19, chloe above, centre is 22 and maxime above, left is 24. Dufourlapointe sisters win gold and silver in olympic moguls, mark mcmorris grabs bronze in slopestyle the canadian press published saturday, february 8. Gold and silver medals put dufourlapointe sisters in. Dufourlapointe sisters go 12 in olympic moguls aol news. Justine dufourlapointe started her young career during the 201011 fis freestyle skiing world cup. In her win at the sochi olympics, she became the youngest freestyle skiing olympic champion ever at 19. Justine, chloe and maxime dufourlapointe, along with their parents, describe how they got their start in moguls skiing in. The secret sisters house of gold video dailymotion. Canadas dufourlapointe sisters hit speed bumps in olympic. The gold and silver she and her sister chloe dufourlapointe won in 2014.
In dufourlapointes first competition, she fell so much that she was crying when she crossed the line. Dufourlapointe sisters gain attention from roger federer. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Below are photos of canadas first five medal winners and a video montage from the opening ceremony to the soundtrack of celebrate.
Justine dufour lapointe stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. While making her olympic debut in sochi, she made history with older sister chloe when they finished 12, becoming just the third set of sisters to ever win gold. Justines sister, chloe dufourlapointe, was eliminated in the first final after finishing 17th out of 20. Dufourlapointe sisters reveal mother is battling cancer cbc. Chloe, justine and maxime dufourlapointe will be going for gold at.
Dufourlapointe sisters, kingsbury, gagnon win medals at. One was justine dufourlapointe, that the freestyle ski athlete. Feb 09, 2014 canadian sisters ski and soar to 12 finish over american in moguls chloe dufour lapointe on her way to winning the silver medal at rosa khutor extreme park in russia. She and her sisters, maxime and chloe explain what the win means to the family after dealing. In 20 dufourlapointe won moguls bronze in her world championship debut. Montreals dufourlapointe sisters win gold, silver in. The world saw that for itself when justine dufour lapointe, 19, and her sister chloe, 22, took the olympic podium for freestyle skiing moguls last saturday, winning the gold and silver medals, respectively. Jul 05, 2018 dufour lapointe sisters win gold, silver medals in womens moguls in sochi olympics 2014. Justine, chloe and maxime are three sisters, three athletes, three young women passionate about freestyle skiing. Maxime dufourlapointe born february 9, 1989 is a canadian freestyle skier from montreal, quebec she competed at the 2014 winter olympics for canada in moguls.
Justine dufourlapointe took the silver medal in womens moguls at the pyeongchang winter olympics. Justine dufourlapointe born march 25, 1994 is a canadian freestyle skier. For years, the narrative of the dufourlapointe sisters has been one of sisterly love and success on the slopes no matter the odds. Moguls training with the dufourlapointe sisters youtube.
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