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Frédérique Turgeon (Big Brother Célébrités saison 5) Height, Age, Family, Biography

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Marital Status: Unmarried
Age: 25 Years
Hometown: Montréal

Frédérique Turgeon

Bio/Wiki
NicknameFred
ProfessionPara-alpine skier
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye ColourBrown
Hair ColourMedium Blonde
Career
Medals and Award• 2019- Chene d’Or Exceptional Citizen Award
• 2015- Gold Medal at the Canada Winter Games
• 2023- Gold Medal at FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in women’s standing downhill category
• 2023- Silver Medal at the Para World Championship
Frédérique Turgeon (extreme right) with her silver medal at the Para World Championship (2023)
Personal Life
Date of Birth25 March 1999 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024) 25 Years
BirthplaceMontréal, Québec, Canada
Zodiac signAries
NationalityCanadian
HometownMontréal
HobbiesTravelling, Playing Sports, Listening Music
TattooBehind her right year- Christian cross tattoo
Frédérique Turgeon's tattoo
Social Media• Instagram
• Facebook
Relationships & More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Family
ParentsFather- (Deceased)
Frédérique Turgeon with her father
SiblingsSister- Raphaëlle Turgeon
Frédérique Turgeon (extreme left) with her father sister

Frédérique Turgeon photo

Some Lesser Known Facts About Frédérique Turgeon

  • Frédérique Turgeon was raised by her parents in a middle-class household.

    Frédérique Turgeon's childhood photo with her father

    Frédérique Turgeon’s childhood photo with her father

  • Frédérique Turgeon was born into a family of skiers. Both of her parents initiated her into the sport.
  • She began skiing in 2002 at the tender age of three in Bromont, Quebec. Her first experience of skiing was when she was just 10 months old when her father strapped her to his back while skiing.
  • Frédérique Turgeon was born with Congenital Femoral Deficiency (CFD) which is a rare, non-hereditary birth defect that affects the pelvis, particularly the hip bone. The condition resulted in one of her legs being 50% shorter than the other.
  • In 2013, she broke her leg during a crash and after the crash, she stopped competing on both legs and started competing on just one leg.
  • In 2015, she took part in the 2015 Canada Winter Games which was held in Prince George, British Columbia.
  • Frédérique Turgeon joined the Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team in 2017.
  • In 2018, Frédérique Turgeon made her Paralympic Winter Games debut in the 2018 Winter Paralympics which were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
  • In 2019, Frédérique took part in the World Para Athletics Championships in which she was part of different skiing categories like slalom, super G, super combined, and downhill and she was ranked 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, and 4th position respectively.
  • In 2022, Frédérique crashed in a downhill training run just a day before the Beijing Paralympics. She tore her quad muscle and couldn’t attend the games due to her injury.

    Frédérique Turgeon in a still from one of her Alpine Skiing Races

    Frédérique Turgeon in a still from one of her Alpine Skiing Races

  • After recovering from her injuries, she took part in the 2023–24 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup which was the 58th World Cup season in alpine skiing for men and women which was held in Saalbach, Austria.
  • She winning a gold medal at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup was the one-legged skier’s first World Cup gold since 2019 as the competition was held on one of the most dangerous hills on the circuit.
  • Her performance was highlighted as a great comeback for the 2022-23 World Cup season. She was ranked second overall in the women’s World Cup standing downhill and won four medals for the season.
  • In 2025, Frédérique Turgeon took part in the fifth season of ‘Big Brother Célébrités’ which was the celebrity version of the international reality show ‘Big Brother.’ The TV series was telecast on the Noovo and Vrak TV channels.

    Frédérique Turgeon as a contestant in the fifth season of the reality TV show titled 'Big Brother Célébrités' (2025)

    Frédérique Turgeon as a contestant in the fifth season of the reality TV show titled ‘Big Brother Célébrités’ (2025)

  • Frédérique Turgeon wears a prothesis when she walks.
  • She considers her father and the Canadian Paralympic alpine skier Alexis Guimond as her biggest inspiration in life.
  • She used to practice skiing at night after finishing her school.
  • She considers the French Para alpine skier Marie Bochet as her idol in sports. Talking about Marie Bochet, Frédérique Turgeon was quoted saying in an interview that

    When I was a little girl, I saw Marie Bochet winning many medals. Through the years, Marie has become a good friend of mine as well as being a rival. She inspired me to reach my goals and she’s been encouraging me ever since.”

  • She does a 30-minute meditation session before each race in order to lower her heart rate and also thinks about her late father. She was quoted saying that

    I pray before every run I take. I say, ‘Let’s go, Dad,’ and then I take off.”