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Justine Dufour-Lapointe

Alpine skier
Justine Dufour-Lapointe in March 2015
Disciplines	Moguls, Dual Moguls
Born	(1994-03-25) March 25, 1994 (age 31) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
World Cup debut	11 December 2010 (age 16)
Olympics
Teams	3 – (2014–2022)
Medals	2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	5 – (2013–2021)
Medals	4 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	12 – (2011–2022)
Wins	15
Podiums	49
Overall titles	0 – (3rd in 2014)
Discipline titles	0 – (2nd in moguls in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Medal record Women's freestyle skiing Representing  Canada International freestyle skiing competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 0 World Championships 1 1 2 Total 2 2 2 Olympic Games Gold 2014 Sochi Moguls Silver 2018 Pyeongchang Moguls World Championships Gold 2015 Kreischberg Moguls Silver 2015 Kreischberg Dual Moguls Bronze 2013 Voss Moguls Bronze 2017 Sierra Nevada Moguls

Justine Dufour-Lapointe (born March 25, 1994) is a Canadian freestyle skier. She is famous for competing in moguls, a type of freestyle skiing. Justine won a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

At the 2014 Olympics, Justine and her sister Chloe Dufour-Lapointe both won medals. This was a special moment for Canada. It was the first time Canadian sisters stood on the podium together. Justine was also the youngest freestyle skiing Olympic champion ever at 19 years old. She was named the FIS World Cup rookie of the year for the 2010–11 season. Justine has also won a gold, a silver, and two bronze medals at the Freestyle World Ski Championships.

Justine's Skiing Journey

Justine Dufour-Lapointe started her professional skiing career in the 2010–11 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup. She was only 16 years old then. She became the youngest female to win a FIS World Cup moguls event. This big win happened in Mont Gabriel, Canada.

Justine has two older sisters, Chloe Dufour-Lapointe and Maxime Dufour-Lapointe. Both of them are also amazing mogul skiers.

First Big Medal

Justine won her first major medal at the 2013 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Championships. She earned a bronze medal. This was a tough competition, but she did great. She even fell during her first try but still managed to qualify for the final.

Justine was very proud of this medal. She said, "I’m so happy about my medal today. It's not just the medal, but the journey I took to get it. The journey was tough, but I made it."

Olympic Glory in Sochi

At the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Justine competed in moguls with her sisters, Chloé and Maxime. It was a rare event, as three siblings competed in the same sport. Justine won the gold medal with a score of 22.44. Her sister Chloé won the silver medal.

This made Justine the youngest freestyle skiing champion in Olympic history. Their wins brought Canada its first gold and silver medals of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Justine shared her feelings about the moment with her sister: "Holding Chloe's hand meant that I wasn't alone. I was in shock. I saw Chloe, and I felt calm. Holding her hand, I knew it would feel more like home."

World Champion Title

The 2015 FIS World Championships were another big success for Justine. She won the World Championship title in the moguls event. She explained her strategy: "My plan was simple. I wanted to find a balance between speed and technique. I stayed calm and focused during the day."

She added, "To get the Olympic gold medal and now the World Championship gold medal is a dream come true. I’ve grown so much since the Olympics and learned a lot. That experience helped me here." She also won a silver medal in the dual moguls event in Kreischberg, Austria.

Pyeongchang Silver Medal

Justine went to the 2018 Winter Olympics as an underdog. She had not been winning as often as before. But she made it to the final round. She finished in second place, earning a silver medal. She was very close to winning gold again.

Justine compared her two Olympic experiences. She said, "I feel so different than I was in Sochi. In Sochi, I was completely a kid, enjoying this life, not knowing what's going on around. But today... I know what to do, to focus on myself, my ski, my line, my moment, and that's all. Because if not, I won't be proud of me."

In January 2022, Justine was chosen to be part of Canada's team for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

About Justine's Life

Justine Dufour-Lapointe studied humanities through distance education at a Cégep. She is the youngest of three sisters who are all talented skiers.

Justine's World Cup Records

All of Justine's results come from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Season Rankings

This table shows how Justine ranked in the World Cup each season.

World Cup Podiums

Justine has won 15 World Cup events. She has been on the podium (finished in the top three) 49 times!

• 15 wins (10 in Moguls, 5 in Dual Moguls)
• 49 podiums (31 in Moguls, 18 in Dual Moguls)

Olympic Achievements

Justine has won 2 Olympic medals: 1 gold and 1 silver.

Year	Age	Moguls
2014 Sochi	19	1st Place
2018 Pyeongchang	23	2nd Place
2022 Beijing	27	20th Place

World Championships Achievements

Justine has won 4 medals at the World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze.

Year	Age	Moguls	Dual Moguls
2013 Voss	18	3rd Place	15th Place
2015 Kreischberg	20	1st Place	2nd Place
2017 Sierra Nevada	22	3rd Place	14th Place
2019 Deer Valley	24	5th Place	12th Place
2021 Almaty	26	12th Place	9th Place

See also

In Spanish: Justine Dufour-Lapointe para niños

• List of Olympic medalist families