Personal information | |
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Born | Mammoth Lakes, California, U.S. | December 24, 1997
Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Freestyle skiing |
Event | Halfpipe |
Club | Mammoth Mountain Freeski Team |
Carly Margulies (born December 24, 1997) is an American freestyle skier who competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in the women's halfpipe.
Margulies has been skiing since the age of eleven. Between 2015 and 2018, she has had seven knee surgeries. [1] She currently resides in Park City, Utah. [2]
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