Canadian moguls star Chloe Dufour-Lapointe announces retirement
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Vancouver, September 14, 2022 – Just a few months after becoming the first Canadian freestyle skier to compete in four Olympic Games, Canadian moguls ace Chloé Dufour-Lapointe has announced that she will be retiring from competitive skiing after a storied 15-year international career.
Over the course of her time on the FIS Freestyle moguls World Cup, Dufour-Lapointe racked up 142 starts, earning 27 podiums and two victories in that time, while also earning the 2015/16 moguls crystal globe. As well, Dufour-Lapointe made 14 World Championships starts, where she earned two podiums – including gold at the Voss-Myrkdalen 2013 WSCs.
However, the defining moment of Chloe’s career came at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, where the middle of the the three Dufour-Lapointe sisters earned the silver medal to share the podium with her gold medal-winning younger sister Justine.
The image of the two sisters holding hands on the Olympic podium while the Canadian national anthem played became one of the most iconic moments of the Sochi Games, resonating around the globe with freestyle skiing fans and those who had never ever heard of the sport alike.
“I have been through the last competition season knowing that I was doing my last dance,” Dufour-Lapointe said in an Instagram post on Wednesday, “I decided to live my last (competitive) moments to the fullest by appreciating every moment, both in training and in competition on the World Cup circuit.
The love for my sport is still very present and it is not without difficulty, but with a feeling of accomplishment and serenity, that I announce to you that it is now time for me to hang up my competition skis.
My career has been full of ups, downs, successes, challenges, tears and joy. All of these invaluable experiences and defining moments have shaped the woman I am today.”
Dufour-Lapointe also published a lengthy look back at her career on the Radio Canada website, HERE.
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