Frédérique Turgeon

Frédérique Turgeon
Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	March 25, 1999
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Para-alpine skiing
Disability class	LW2
Coached by	Lasse Ericsson
Women's Alpine skiing
Canada Games
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

Frédérique Turgeon (born March 25, 1999) is a Canadian para-alpine skier.

She won gold at the 2015 Canada Winter Games and silver and bronze twice at the 2019 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships. She also represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Paralympics and finished ninth in the giant slalom.

She was born with congenital femoral deficiency resulting in one of her legs being 50% shorter than the other.[1] She broke her leg during a crash in December 2013.[1][2] After the crash she stopped competing on both legs and now competes on one leg.[1][2]

References

"Frédérique Turgeon". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
"Frédérique Turgeon - Athlete Bio". paralympic.org. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

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[paralympic_bio-1] "Frédérique Turgeon". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

[paralympic_facts-2] "Frédérique Turgeon - Athlete Bio". paralympic.org. Retrieved April 27, 2019.