November 24, 2024

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Chloe Dufour-Lapointe retires | “I’m really proud of myself…

Chloe Dufour-Lapointe retires |  "I'm really proud of myself...

Along with her mother, Chloe Dufour-Lapointe submitted to her editorial staff Press With his school bag hanging from his back, in late August.

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Simon Drouin

Simon Drouin
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She is preparing to return in person to a bachelor’s degree in fashion management and design at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM), which she started remotely during the pandemic.

“I’m more stressed going to school than being on top of the Olympic course. It doesn’t make sense!”, laughs the thirty-year-old, who is particularly worried about not being able to marry all his passions with full-time university studies.

No wonder this “big dreamer” drew a line in his career as a freestyle skier specializing in moguls. She made the official announcement in a very personal letter published Wednesday morning on Radio-Canada’s website.

“It came from my little inner voice, which I always had. I cried when I wrote it and read it to the people around me, my parents first. At the same time, it was a very good ending. »

On February 6, 2022, the day after finishing ninth at the Beijing Olympics, Dufour-Lapointe was on a plane to return to Canada, as required by Chinese health regulations. She joined her family in the Bahamas to celebrate her fourth and final appearance at the Olympics.

The following month, she took…

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