Amelia Smart
.jpg) Smart in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 January 1998 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
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
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 20 | 134 | 59 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 21 | 134 | 57 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 22 | 105 | 40 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 23 | 108 | 45 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 24 | 59 | 21 | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 25 | 48 | 18 | — | — | — |
- Standings through 16 January 2023
Top ten finishes
- 0 podiums; 3 top tens
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 Jan 2022 |  Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 9th |
| 19 Mar 2022 |  Méribel, France | Slalom | 9th | |
| 2023 | 4 Jan 2023 |  Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 8th |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 23 | 27 | — | — | — | — |
Olympic results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | 27 | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ a b "Amelia Smart". alpinecanada.org. Alpine Canada. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Amelia Smart". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Canada sending 54 athletes to Winter Youth Olympics". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Amelia Smart Leads Canada With 7th-place Finish in Ladies' Slalom". alpinecanada.org. Alpine Canada. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Alpine Canada announces 2021-22 national team". skiracing.com. Ski Racing Media. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (21 January 2022). "13 alpine skiers and eight ski cross racers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "21 Alpine Skiing and Ski Cross Athletes Nominated to Compete at Beijing 2022". alpinecanada.org. Alpine Canada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Spyker, Josiah (28 January 2022). "Three Invermere skiers competing in Olympics". My East Kootenay Now. Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
External links
- Amelia Smart at FIS (alpine)
- Amelia Smart at Olympics.com
- Amelia Smart at Team Canada
- Amelia Smart at Olympedia
- Amelia Smart at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database