Early years Jean-Luc Baker was introduced to ice skating by his parents in 1995. Hawayek and Baker concluded the season at the
2022 World Championships, held in
Montpellier, France. Russian skaters were banned from the event by the
International Skating Union due to their country's
invasion of Ukraine. The team placed ninth in the rhythm dance, eighth in the free dance, and eighth overall.
2022–2023 season Hawayek and Baker enlisted Italian choreographer
Massimo Scali to work on their rhythm dance for the new season, a program of
Desi Arnaz's music inspired by Arnaz's dynamic with
Lucille Ball. For the free dance, they chose music by Norwegian singer
Askjell, citing his "very modern-day take on the essence of classical music." The team made their season debut at the
2022 CS Finlandia Trophy, where they finished second behind Canadian training partners
Fournier Beaudry/
Sørensen. Hawayek/Baker then began the
Grand Prix at the
2022 Skate America, winning the silver medal and notably finishing first in the free dance due to technical errors by American gold medalists
Chock/
Bates. They finished 0.73 points behind Chock/Bates overall. At their second assignment, the
2022 Grand Prix of Espoo, Hawayek and Baker finished second in the rhythm dance, clearing the 80-point threshold for the first time with a score of 80.93. They finished second in the free dance as well, taking their second Grand Prix silver medal and qualifying to the
Grand Prix Final. Appearing at the Final in
Turin, they were sixth of the six teams in the rhythm dance but rose to fifth place after Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen dropped following a fall in the free dance. Baker said they were "thrilled" with their performance but disappointed with their marks, vowing to "continue to build for our next events." On January 17, Hawayek/Baker announced that they were withdrawing from the
2023 U.S. Championships, saying that they had been dealing with "significant physical injuries that have led to challenges in our mental health and we feel it is in our best interest to prioritize this currently." They said that they would petition to be included on the
World Championship team on the strength of their results that season and in years prior. Following the U.S. Championships, U.S. Figure Skating approved their petition, and they were announced as part of the World team on January 29. However, on February 24 it was announced that they had withdrawn to further prioritize "their healing and mental health." They were replaced by
Christina Carreira and
Anthony Ponomarenko.
2023–2024 season Hawayek and Baker were assigned to the
2023 Grand Prix de France and
2023 NHK Trophy. However, they withdrew from those events on October 23 and October 25 due to Baker suffering a concussion. On January 15, Hawayek announced that they had "made the tough decision to take a step back from competing for the remainder of the season and reevaluate our options for future seasons." == Career as a choreographer ==