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More medal glory for Dufour-Lapointe sibs

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INAWASHIRO, JAPAN — Montreal’s Justine Dufour-Lapointe is getting used to sharing the podium with her siblings.

Two weeks after winning gold in Sochi alongside her sister Chloe — who won silver at the Games — Justine again placed first in competitio­n, this time at a moguls World Cup event, while her other sister, Maxime, placed third.

“It’s awesome. I’m so proud of Maxime,” the 19-year-old Justine said. “She’s achieved so many great things and she really improved her skiing this year. Everyone sees it now and it’s great.

“Whichever sister is next to me, I’m always proud and happy for them.”

Justine earned 23.41 points on the final run while Maxime took 22.67. On the men’s side, Marc-Antoine Gagnon of Terrebonne, Que., and Mikael Kingsbury of Sainte-Agathedes-Monts, Que., won silver and bronze, respective­ly.

 ?? — GETTY IMAGES ?? Olympic silver medallist Mikael Kingsbury of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Que., earned a bronze medal on Saturday during the men’s portion of moguls World Cup event in Inawashiro, Japan.
— GETTY IMAGES Olympic silver medallist Mikael Kingsbury of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Que., earned a bronze medal on Saturday during the men’s portion of moguls World Cup event in Inawashiro, Japan.

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