Canadian Olympic medallist freestyle skier Chloé Dufour-Lapointe announces retirement

Canadian freestyle skier Chloé Dufour-Lapointe announced her retirement on Wednesday, closing the book on an outstanding career that included an Olympic silver medal.

The 30-year-old from Montreal made history as the first female Canadian freestyle skier to compete at four Olympics, with the Beijing Games in February being her last. Dufour-Lapointe made her Olympic debut at the 2010 Vancouver Games at 18 years old.

Dufour-Lapointe's list of career accomplishments also includes a Crystal Globe in 2016 and 27 World Cup podium finishes, with two victories. She competed in her first World Cup at 16 and went on to earn the 2007-08 FIS World Cup Rookie of the Year award following six top-10 finishes. 

"I'm proud of everything ... I wouldn't change anything," Dufour-Lapointe told CBC News.

"I'm healthy, and this is the main that I'm really proud of ... [I don't have] any injuries, so to decide to go onto my next chapter, it's good to be able to decide when is the time [to retire]."

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Dufour-Lapointe won silver in the women's moguls competition at the Sochi Olympics in 2014, finishing one spot behind younger sister Justine. Dufour-Lapointe's older sister, Maxime, also competed in the event.

In 2016, the three sisters became the first trio of Canadian women to sweep a freestyle skiing moguls World Cup podium.

A testament to their family bond, Chloé hugged and comforted Justine at the Beijing Games after the youngest Dufour-Lapointe sister crashed in the women's moguls final, ending her chances of reaching the podium at a third straight Olympics.

Dufour-Lapointe had to quickly refocus for her own run, which would ultimately be her last on the Olympic stage. She