Françoise Macchi (born 12 July 1951) is a French former

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether fo ...

. Macchi was born at

Le Sentier Le Sentier is a village in the Vallée de Joux in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Part of the municipality Le Chenit, the village has 3,000 inhabitants. Numerous Swiss watchmakers are based in Le Sentier: Jaeger-LeCoultre, Gérald Genta, Pat ...

, Switzerland. She married the fellow skier

Jean-Noël Augert Jean-Noël Augert (born 17 August 1949) is a French former alpine skier. He competed at the 1972 Olympics and finished in fifth place in the slalom and giant slalom. Career Augert was born in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and grew at the La Toussui ...

World cup victories

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1951 births Living people French female alpine skiers FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions {{France-alpine-skiing-bio-stub