Amelia Smart Explained

Amelia Smart
Birth Date:8 January 1998
Birth Place:North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sport:Alpine skiing
Height:5 ft 6 in

Amelia Smart (born 8 January 1998) is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer.[1] [2]

Career

Junior

Smart was part of Canada's team at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, where she competed in four events. Smart's best placement was an 8th-place finish in the combined event.[1] [3]

At the World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2019 in Italy, Smart had a career best 7th-place finish in the slalom event.[4]

Senior

At Smart's first World Championships in 2021, Smart finished in 27th in the slalom event.[5] In June 2021, Smart was named to Canada's national team for the 2021–22 season.[6]

On January 21, 2022, Smart was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[7] [8] [9]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
20 134 59
21
22
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24
254818

Top ten finishes

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
202211 Jan 2022 Schladming, AustriaSlalom9th
19 Mar 2022 Méribel, FranceSlalom9th
20234 Jan 2023 Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom8th

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
21
23

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amelia Smart. alpinecanada.org. Alpine Canada. 29 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Amelia Smart. olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 29 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Canada sending 54 athletes to Winter Youth Olympics. 1 February 2016. cbc.ca. CBC Sports. 30 January 2022.
  4. Web site: 20 February 2019. Amelia Smart Leads Canada With 7th-place Finish in Ladies’ Slalom. alpinecanada.org. Alpine Canada. 30 January 2021.
  5. News: Willemsen. Eric. 20 February 2021. Shiffrin denied record 5th straight slalom world title by Katharina Liensberger. Associated Press. New York City, New York, U.S. 29 January 2022.
  6. Web site: Alpine Canada announces 2021-22 national team. 7 June 2021. skiracing.com. Ski Racing Media. 30 January 2022.
  7. Web site: 13 alpine skiers and eight ski cross racers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022. Nichols. Paula. 21 January 2022. olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 21 January 2022.
  8. Web site: 21 Alpine Skiing and Ski Cross Athletes Nominated to Compete at Beijing 2022. 21 January 2022. alpinecanada.org. Alpine Canada. 21 January 2022.
  9. News: Spyker. Josiah. 28 January 2022. Three Invermere skiers competing in Olympics. My East Kootenay Now. Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. 30 January 2022.