Chloé Dufour-Lapointe has announced her retirement, closing the chapter in an international mogul career that spanned more than 15 years.
At Beijing 2022, she became the first freestyle skier from Canada to participate in four Olympic Games. During her career, Chloé had many impressive results, but they weren’t the only thing we got to know her for. Her endearing personality and various projects of hers off the ski slope helped us learn a lot about her.
Let’s take a quick look back:
Chloé’s Olympic career
Chloe made her Olympic debut when she was just 18 years old. She finished fifth in the women’s moguls at Vancouver 2010.
It was at Sochi 2014 that this mogul skier found the Olympic podium, claiming the silver medal to be one step below her younger sister, Justine. The two Canadian women became the third sister duo to go 1-2 in the same Winter Olympic event. Who doesn’t remember the photos of them smiling at each other, holding hands as they bided their time?
Justine Dufour-Lapointe, right, and her sister Chloe Dufour-Lapointe finish one-two in the women’s moguls at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyna, Russia, on Saturday, February 8, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO , COC – jason rescue
The Olympics weren’t the only competitions where the middle child of the Dufour-Lapointe family stood out from the crowd. He has two world championship medals in the dual moguls event, winning silver in 2011 and gold in 2013.
Chloé has 27 World Cup podium finishes to her name. She finished third overall in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons before landing the Crystal Globe as overall World Cup champion in 2015-16. It was in January 2016 that Chloé and her sisters Maxime and Justine swept the podium at a World Cup in Val Saint-Côme, Quebec to make a bit of history.
In her third Olympic appearance at PyeongChang 2018, Chloé finished 17th, a result that disappointed her and made her question her passion for her sport. She but she put those doubts aside and she kept pushing herself towards Beijing 2022. There, she made it to the second race of the final and finished ninth overall. In an Instagram post, she noted that even without a medal, she had achieved her dream: “I proved one thing to myself: a fire never goes out as long as we continue to believe in it!”
Beyond being an athlete
Chloé knows how to comfort
She performed well in the potholes of Beijing 2022, but Chloé also stood out at the bottom of the hill. After Justine took a hard fall during the first race of the final, Chloé was there to give her little sister the big hug she needed. We all wish we had an older sister to cheer us on when things don’t go as planned.
A race down an Olympic moguls course lasts about 30 seconds.
The bond between sisters lasts forever.
Olympic medalists Justine and Chloé Dufour-Lapointe share a moment after a harrowing accident in the women’s moguls final ❤️ pic.twitter.com/SCGTjMYl7d
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 6, 2022
Chloé has an artistic side
Chloé is sensitive to all things beautiful. Whether it’s the stunning landscapes she encountered during her travels through training camps or the museums she discovered around the world, she never misses an opportunity to stop and appreciate her surroundings.
Chloé has a passion for fashion.
It is Chloé’s pleasure to prepare and choose clothes for TV appearances or fundraising events in which she participates. She also loves fashion photo shoots, like the one below for a prostate cancer awareness campaign.
And fashion for her is more than a hobby; she made it her field of study by choosing to pursue a bachelor’s degree in fashion management and design at UQAM.
Chloé’s nickname is Coco.
You most likely don’t know anything about Chloé (unless you read her bio here), but her family and friends call her Coco.
Boats have always been a part of his life.
This summer, Chloé took advantage of her vacation to go sailing. Her family has always enjoyed spending time on the water, with her parents introducing all three sisters to sailing at a young age. There’s a good chance you’ll find her floating around on a boat somewhere as she takes a moment to appreciate all she’s accomplished in her life thus far!
After a brilliant career on the slopes, we can’t wait to see what Chloé will do in the future.
Follow her on Instagram here!
Source: olympic.ca