Justine Dufour-Lapointe, the Perseverant

Olympic moguls champion in 2014, Justine Dufour-Lapointe had nothing left to prove. Or so everyone thought. After the Beijing 2022 Olympics, she closed the chapter on moguls skiing and took a bold leap into the freeride. The gamble paid off: in her very first season, she was crowned 2023 FWT Champion.

In 2024, she was ready to defend her crown. But life threw her into an even harsher battle: her mother was diagnosed with lung cancer. Justine stepped away from competition to be by her side. Her mother passed away in March 2024, a loss that would mark Justine forever.

When she returned in 2025, it was a different Justine—but still with that same radiant joy that defines her. She opened the season with a win in Spain, then claimed 2nd place in France. All season long she fought with her rivals, climbing the podium again in Austria, her adopted home where she trains every winter.

At every start gate, before dropping in, she thought of her mother. She could still hear her voice, those little messages of encouragement, like a guiding presence warning her of danger. That invisible strength stayed with her all the way to Verbier, where she finished 2nd in the final.

And that was enough: Justine claimed the 2025 Freeride World Tour title. Beyond the victory, it’s the story of resilience, of grief transformed into strength, and of her place affirmed among the greats of freeride. An inspiring champion, in every sense.