Maxime Dufour-Lapointe
 Maxime Dufour-Lapointe in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 9, 1989 Montréal, Quebec |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Freestyle skiing |
Maxime Dufour-Lapointe (born February 9, 1989) is a Canadian freestyle skier from Montréal, Quebec.
She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Canada in moguls.[1] Dufour-Lapointe is the oldest of three sisters to compete at the Winter Olympics with her younger sisters Chloé Dufour-Lapointe and Justine Dufour-Lapointe both being world champion medalists and Olympic medalists. This was the fifth time that three siblings have competed at the same event at the Winter Games.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Dufour-Lapointe took eight years to obtain her CEGEP diploma while skiing competitively,[3] before retiring in 2018, then began studying medicine at the University of Montreal.[4][5] Her residency at Charles-Le Moyne Hospital on Montreal's South Shore begins July 1, 2023.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic champion Alex Bilodeau wins 3rd straight moguls World Cup". CBC Sports. January 18, 2013.
- ^ Rod Perry (February 8, 2014). "Dufour-Lapointe sisters could make history in women's moguls final". CBC News.
- ^ a b Sherwin, Cindy (June 21, 2023). "From moguls to medicine: Former Olympic skier changes course to become Quebec family doctor". CTV News. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ "Maxime Dufour-Lapointe".
- ^ "From moguls to medicine: Former Olympic skier changes course to become Quebec family doctor". www.iheartradio.ca. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
