Justine Dufour-Lapointe just missed making Olympic history, but a confident run still gave her the silver medal in women's moguls at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Skiing third in the six-athlete super final, Dufour-Lapointe plowed through the falling snow at Phoenix Park and scored 78.56 on a fast and aggressive run.
Her hopes of becoming the first woman to defend an Olympic moguls title were dashed when the next skier, France's Perrine Laffont , bumped her out of top spot with a score of 78.65. But Dufour-Lapointe's mark held up through the final two skiers to give Canada its fourth medal, and third silver, of the day.
"I thought I did not miss a thing, and that was, for me, the only thing that I was proud of,'' Dufour-Lapointe said.
"I crossed that finish line knowing that no matter what happened next, this was it. This was the best run I could put down at the right moment and now it's the judges' decision.
"I thought if I could only do something that I could be proud of and knowing that I did everything I could. no matter what the medal is. Despite all the skiers were so tough, it was such a hard year and I feel stronger than I was back in Sochi actually.''
Kazakhstan's Yulia Galysheva, competing with a broken hand, took bronze with 77.40.
Andi Naude of Penticton, B.C., skied last in the super final after qualifying in top spot. But she lost control after the first jump and was disqualified.
Dufour-Lapointe hugged Naude after the event and said she feels for her teammate.
"I know that girl. She works so hard. I would have loved to give her a thousand hugs and a thousand kisses,'' she said.
"But she has to give it to herself. It's a big moment for her and she has to live it. But I just told her that I was proud of her.''
Dufour-Lapointe, from Montreal, won gold four years ago in Sochi, Russia, with sister Chloe finishing second.
"I feel so different than I was in Sochi,'' Dufour-Lapointe said.
"In Sochi I was completely a kid, enjoying this life, not knowing what's going on around. But today... I know what to do, to focus on myself, my ski, my line, my moment, and that's all. Because if not, I won't be proud of me.''
Chloe Dufour-Lapointe finished 17th Sunday, ending early any hopes of a family reunion on the podium.
Only Canada's Alex Bilodeau has defended an Olympic moguls title, winning the men's event in 2010 and 2014.