Sisters Win Gold and Silver Medals in Olympic Moguls

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Sisters Win Gold and Silver Medals in Olympic Moguls Sisters Win Gold and Silver Medals in Olympic Moguls [PHOTOS] Hannah Kearney would have made Olympic history -- if not for two medaling sisters. Instead, Saturday's women's freestyle moguls skiing competition at the Winter Olympics was twice as nice for the Dufour-Lapointe family of Montreal. Sisters Justine and Chloe won the gold and silver medals, respectively, for Canada. Kearney, an American hoping to become the first freestyle skier in Olympic history to win gold at back-to-back Winter Olympics, finished third for the bronze. She'll officially retire after this year's games. See also: Sage Kotsenburg: Snowboarding Gold Medal Was 'Random' Gold medalist Justine Dufour-Lapointe is 19 years old, while her silver medalist sister, Chloe, is 22. A third Dufour-Lapointe sister, 24-year-old Maxime, was also in the competition, but did not medal. USA Today's Lindsay Jones apparently caught the medalists' parents, Johane Dufour and Yves Lapointe, on camera just after their daughters' magical moment: This is what it looks like when your daughters win gold and silver in Olympics moguls #sochismg pic.twitter.com/dpqZp4VQOJ -- Lindsay Jones (@bylindsayhjones) February 8, 2014 Below, we've put together a photo gallery from the Olympic moguls competition, featuring the Dufour-Lapointe sisters. Canadian Sisters Top Women's Moguls

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Sisters Win Gold and Silver Medals in Olympic Moguls

Sisters Win Gold and Silver Medals in Olympic Moguls [PHOTOS]

Hannah Kearney would have made Olympic history -- if not for two medaling sisters. Instead,Saturday's women's freestyle moguls skiing competition at the Winter Olympics was twice as nicefor the Dufour-Lapointe family of Montreal.

Sisters Justine and Chloe won the gold and silver medals, respectively, for Canada. Kearney, anAmerican hoping to become the first freestyle skier in Olympic history to win gold at back-to-backWinter Olympics, finished third for the bronze. She'll officially retire after this year's games.

See also: Sage Kotsenburg: Snowboarding Gold Medal Was 'Random'

Gold medalist Justine Dufour-Lapointe is 19 years old, while her silver medalist sister, Chloe, is 22. Athird Dufour-Lapointe sister, 24-year-old Maxime, was also in the competition, but did not medal.

USA Today's Lindsay Jones apparently caught the medalists' parents, Johane Dufour and YvesLapointe, on camera just after their daughters' magical moment:

This is what it looks like when your daughters win gold and silver in Olympics moguls #sochismgpic.twitter.com/dpqZp4VQOJ

-- Lindsay Jones (@bylindsayhjones) February 8, 2014

Below, we've put together a photo gallery from the Olympic moguls competition, featuring theDufour-Lapointe sisters.

Canadian Sisters Top Women's Moguls

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Cheering Them OnA Russian spectator watches the women's moguls on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana,Russia.Image: Jae C. Hong/Associated Press

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Hannah Kearney QualifiesHannah Kearney of the United States stands with her skis after a qualifying round.Image: Sergei Grits/Associated Press

Chloe Dufour-Lapointe QualifiesCanada's Chloe Dufour-Lapointe jumps during women's moguls qualifying rounds on Thursday, Feb.6, 2014.Image: Andy Wong/Associated Press

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A Fan RecordsBoris Kaplunovsky, of New York, NY, records the women's moguls on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014.Image: Jae C. Hong/Associated Press

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Hannah Kearney FinalsUnited States' Hannah Kearney competes in the women's moguls finals on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014.Kearny took home the bronze.Image: Sergei Grits/Associated Press

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Chloe Dufour-Lapointe FinalsCanada's Chloe Dufour-Lapointe competes in the women's moguls finals. Chloe Dufour-Lapointe tookhome the silver.Image: Sergei Grits/Associated Press

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Justine Dufour-Lapointe FinalsCanada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe competes in the women's moguls finals. Chloe Dufour-Lapointetook home the silver.Image: Sergei Grits/Associated Press

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Justine Dufour-Lapointe Takes the GoldCanada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe celebrates after winning the gold medal.Image: Jae C. Hong/Associated Press

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Dufour-Lapointe Sisters Win BigJustine Dufour-Lapointe (right) celebrates with her sister Chloe Dufour-Lapointe after the Canadiansisters took home gold and silver medals respectively.Image: Andy Wong/Associated Press

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The Three WinnersCanada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe (center) celebrates her gold medal, with her sister and silvermedalist Chloe Dufour-Lapointe (left), and bronze medalist Hannah Kearney from the United States.Image: Andy Wong/Associated PressHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.

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