Career
Cooper became participating in aerial skiing when she was 16, and was in the Australian team for 20 years. During here career she had many injuries, including a shattered knee, elbow, hip, shoulder and a broken back. She competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics and came 16th.
Cooper participated in the 1998 Winter Olympics.
A crash in the qualifying round left her unable to compete. A training accident in the week before the games left her knee shattered.
Cooper made her comeback at the 2004 Mount Buller World Aerials, two and a half years after her Salt Lake accident. After having a long time off competition, she performed double somersaults, rather than her trademark triples.
In 2009 Jacqui was appointed Company Ambassador for Louisiana Trobe Financial
Cooper was selected for the 2010 Winter Olympics, making her the first Australian woman to be on five Olympic teams, summer or winter.
Jacqui finished 5th in the 2010 Olympic competition.