Sunday, February 9, 2014

Team Canada: Justine Dufour-Lapointe wins Gold and sister Chloe wins Silver in Freestyle skiing


Wow!



Vicki Hall writing at CanadaOlympicsNews:
Under the lights at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park,  with her glasses fogged and tears rolling down her cheeks, Johane Dufour let out a scream that could only be described as primal.

“I’m still shaking right now,” she said after taking several deep breaths and sobbing for joy on the shoulder of her husband, Yves Lapointe. “I’m so happy for my three daughters — they are all three Olympians. And two medals at home? An incredible night for me.
“I’m so anxious to grab them and kiss them, because I haven’t had the chance for the last three weeks. Bring me my babies!

Her youngest baby, Justine Dufour-Lapointe, won Canada’s first gold medal at the Sochi Games Saturday with a near flawless run in the women’s moguls final.
The middle baby, Chloe, seized silver, with both sisters pulling a massive upset over defending champion Hannah Kearney of the United States.
The eldest, Maxime, qualified against the odds for the final after just making the Olympic team and finished 12th...........

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