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Born | Annecy, France | 2 June 1999
Relative | A. J. Hackett (father) |
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Country | New Zealand |
Sport | Freestyle skiing |
Margaux Hackett (born 2 June 1999) is a New Zealand freestyle skier who competes internationally.[1] She represented New Zealand in the slopestyle and big air events at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.[2]
Hackett was born and raised in Annecy, France, to a New Zealand father, adventure tourism entrepreneur A. J. Hackett, and a French mother.[3][4] She learnt to ski when she was four years old and, as a child, joined an alpine ski club in the French Alps.[3]
Hackett is based in Wānaka during the New Zealand winter and Manigod, France, during the Northern Hemisphere winter.[2] She is coached by Snow Sports New Zealand high-performance freeski coach Hamish McDougall.[2]