 Augert was born in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and grew at the La Toussuire ski resort, Savoy.he debuted in the Alpine Skiing World Cup with a victory, at the Adelboden giant slalom (6 January 1969).Nicknamed "Rosko", he was, however, a specialist of the slalom discipline, in which he won three World Cups in 1969, 1971 and 1972, and in which he won a Gold medal at the 1970 World Championships in Val Gardena.