Angela Schmidt-Foster

Angela Schmidt-Foster spent 15 years on the Canadian cross-country ski team, standing alongside Pierre Harvey and the Firth sisters as one of the country’s brightest lights in a European-dominated sport.

At only 17, Angela was named to the national team in 1977 and quickly made her mark, becoming the racer to beat in North America by the mid-1980s. She went on to win five Canadian cross-country titles and two North American championships.

During a decorated career from 1977 to 1992, Angela represented Canada at four Olympic Winter Games — Lake Placid 1980, Sarajevo 1984, Calgary 1988 and Albertville 1992 — and at four world championships between 1982 and 1991. Known for thriving under pressure, she consistently delivered, finishing in the top 20 of every world championship race she entered.

Angela’s best World Cup season came in 1987, when she achieved her career-best overall ranking of 20th, highlighted by a podium finish on home snow in Calgary.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 1976 — 1st, 5 km, Canadian Junior Championships
• 1978 — 1st, 5 km, Canadian Junior Championships; 1st, 5 km and 1st, 7.5 km, North American Junior Championships
• 1979 — 1st, 5 km, Canadian Junior Championships
• 1980 — 1st, 20 km, Canadian Championships
• 1982 — 13th, World Cup, La Bresse, France
• 1983 — 12th, World Cup, Anchorage, U.S.A.
• 1984 — 13th, World Cup, Strbske Pleso, Czechoslovakia
• 1986 — 1st, 5 km, Canadian Championships
• 1987 — 3rd, World Cup, Calgary, Alta.; 14th, World Cup, Lahti, Sweden; 1st, 10 km, 2nd, 20 km and 2nd, 5 km, Canadian Championships
• 1988 — 1st, 10 km, 2nd, 5 km and 2nd, 20 km, Canadian Championships
• 1989 — 1st, 10 km, 2nd, 5 km, Canadian Championships
• 1991 — 1st, 5 km, American Airlines Super Series; 1st, 15 km, 2nd, 5 km, Canadian Championships
• 1992 — 1st, 10 km, 2nd, 5 km, Canadian Championships

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