John Smart

In a long and distinguished competitive career in freestyle Moguls skiing, John Smart represented Canada as a member of Canadian Freestyle Ski team from 1987 until 1996 and competed at the 1994 XVII Olympic Winter Games, Lillehammer, Norway and the 1992 XVI Games, at Albertville, France.

On the Federation International de Ski (FIS) World Cup Moguls circuit he compiled a superb record, competing on 110 occasions, placing in the top-10 no fewer than 65 times and winning 17 medals — 2 Gold, 5 Silver, 10 Bronze. He was in the Moguls Finals at 4-FIS World Ski Championships (1995 La Clusaz, France, 1993 Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria, 1991 Lake Placid, USA, 1989 Oberjoch, Germany). In FIS World Cup overall standings, he finished 2nd in 1993, 4th in 1995 and 3rd in Dual Moguls in 1996.

After retiring from FIS World Cup competition in 1996, he joined the Pro Mogul Tour winning 3 Gold medals, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze and earning the title of World Pro Mogul Champion in 1999.

In 1993, he was invited to join the FIS as Chair of the FIS Freestyle Athlete Representation Committee. In this capacity he was the voice of the World Cup Freestyle athletes and lobbied for and achieved a number of key changes in the sport of Freestyle skiing. His unrelenting pursuit of official voting recognition for athletes was realized at the FIS Congress in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1996, where the Congress agreed to create separate sub-committees to represent athletes from each of the freestyle disciplines. He stepped down from the Committee in 1996.

Through his SMS (Smart Mogul Skiing) Camps which he founded in 1992 and expanded to become the largest summer skiing camp in North America, he has coached and inspired many young skiers and adults. Many skiers who undertook training at the SMS Camps (and later returned to coach) went on to compete on the FIS World Cup Freestyle ski circuit and at the Winter Olympic Games. Included among them were Olympic Gold medalists, Jennifer Heil (Canada) and Dale Begg-Smith (Australia, formerly Canada) in women’s/men’s Mogul events at the 2006 XX Olympic Winter Games, Torino, Italy.

He also acted as a Guest Coach for the Blackcomb Freestyle Club (1994-1996), Nagano Freestyle Team, Nagano, Japan (1994), Perisher Blue Freestyle Team, Australia (1999), Tatry Freestyle Club, British Columbia (2000) and Persoanl Coach to Australian World Cup and Olympic athlete, Nick Cleaver.

He has received a number of awards including The Premier’s Athletic award in 1991 and 1993 and, in 1992, the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Federation of Canada.

Competitive highlights in Moguls competition at World Cup, World Ski Championships, Olympic and other FIS events
(Top-10 finishes)

1989
7th place, FIS World Cup, Calgary, Alberta
6th place, World Ski Championships, Oberjoch, Germany
4th place, FIS World Cup, Are, Sweden

1990
7th place, FIS World Cup, Breckenridge, USA
7th place, FIS World Cup, Calgary, Alberta
4th place, FIS World Cup, Inawashiro, Japan
7th place, FIS World Cup, Lizuna Kogen, Japan
2nd place, FIS World Cup, La Clusaz, France
1st place, FIS World Cup, Zermatt, Switzerland

1991
9th place, FIS World Cup, Blackcomb, British Columbia
3rd place, FIS World Cup, Breckenridge, USA
4th place, FIS World Cup, Mont Gabriel, Quebec
2nd place, FIS World Cup, Skove, Soviet Union
6th place, FIS World Cup, Voss, Norway
9th place, FIS World Cup, Pyhaetunturi, Finland
6th place, FIS World Cup, Morzine, France

1992
6th place, FIS World Cup, Blackcomb, British Columbia
5th place, FIS World Cup, Oberjoch, Germany
6th place, FIS Race (qualification), Albertville, France
5th place, Finals, XVI Olympic Winter Games, Albertville, France
4th place, FIS World Cup, Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria
3rd place, FIS World Cup, Tignes, France
1st place, FIS World Cup, Tignes, France

1993
6th place, FIS World Cup, Breckenridge, USA
3rd place, FIS World Cup, Lake Placid, USA
4th place, FIS World Cup, La Clusaz, France
3rd place, FIS World Cup, Meiringen-Hasliberg, Switzerland
2nd place, FIS World Cup, La Plagne, France
1st place, FIS Race, Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria
7th place, World Ski, Championships, Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria
4th place, FIS World Cup, Livigno, Italy
6th place, FIS World Cup, Oberjoch, Germany
3rd place, FIS World Cup, Lillehammer, Norway
2nd place, FIS World Cup, Lillehammer, Norway
6th place, FIS World Cup, Tignes, France

1994
3rd place, FIS World Cup, Blackcomb, British Columbia
4th place, FIS World Cup, Blackcomb, British Columbia
10th place, FIS World Cup, Lake Placid, USA
8th place, FIS World Cup, Lake Placid, USA
6th place, FIS Race (qualification), XVII Olympic Winter Games, Lillehammer, Norway
7th place, Finals, XVII Olympic Winter Games, Lillehammer, Norway
5th place, FIS World Cup, Tignes, France
6th place, FIS World Cup, Tignes, France

1995
9th place, FIS World Cup, Blackcomb, British Columbia
3rd place, FIS World Cup, Breckenridge, USA
10th place, FIS World Cup, Breckenridge, USA
4th place, FIS World Cup, Le Relais, Quebec
3rd place, FIS World Cup, Le Relais, Quebec
2nd place, FIS World Cup, Lake Placid, USA
4th place, FIS World Cup, Lake Placid, USA
9th place, FIS World Cup, Oberjoch, Germany
8th place, FIS World Cup, Oberjoch, Germany
5th place, FIS World Cup, Meiringen-Hasliberg, Switzerland
10th place, FIS World Cup, Meiringen-Hasliberg, Switzerland
3rd place, FIS Race (qualification), La Clusaz, France
7th place, World Ski Championships (Finals), La Clusaz, France
10th place, FIS World Cup, Kirchberg, Austria
8th place, FIS World Cup, Kirchberg, Austria
6th place, FIS World Cup, Hundfjaellet, Sweden
6th place, FIS World Cup, Hundfjaellet, Sweden
5th place, FIS World Cup, Tignes, France
9th place, FIS World Cup, Tignes, France
5th place, FIS World Cup, Dual Moguls, Tignes, France
6th place, FIS World Cup, La Plagne, France

1996
9th place, FIS World Cup, Lake Placid, USA
5th place, FIS World Cup, Lake Placid, USA
5th place, FIS World Cup, Kirchberg, Austria
6th place, FIS World Cup, Kirchberg, Austria
9th place, FIS World Cup, La Clusaz, France
5th place, FIS World Cup, (Dual Moguls), La Clusaz, France
9th place, FIS World Cup, (Dual Moguls), Hundfjaellet, Sweden
3rd place, FIS World Cup, Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria
3rd place, FIS World Cup, Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria
6th place, FIS World Cup, Meiringen-Hasliberg, Switzerland
6th place, FIS World Cup, Meiringen-Hasliberg, Switzerland

Competitive highlights in Moguls competition at the Canadian National Championships
1989
February 1st place Gold, Ontario

1990
March 1st place Gold, British Columbia

1991
March 1st place Gold, British Columbia

1992
March 2nd place Silver, Silver Star, British Columbia

1993
March 2nd place Silver, Le Relais, Quebec

1995
March 2nd place Silver, Fortress Mountain, Alberta

1996
March 3rd place Bronze, Fortress Mountain, Alberta

Competitive highlights on the Pro Mogul Tour

1997
2nd place, Sprint Bumps & Jumps, Heavenly Valley, USA

1998
3rd overall placing, Pro Mogul Tour
2nd overall placing, Sprint Bumps & Jumps, Pro Mogul Tour
3rd place, Sprint Bumps & Jumps, Heavenly Valley, USA
2nd place, Budweiser Tour, Breckenridge, USA
1st place, Sprit Bumps & Jumps, Steamboat Springs, USA

1999
1st place, Budweiser World Pro Mogul Championships, Breckenridge, USA

Please Note: The ski information gathered here is compiled from a number of sources; it may not be inclusive of all accomplishments.
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