Fanny SMITH
SwitzerlandEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Freestyle Skiing |
Women's Ski Cross | 4 |
Schedule
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium |
Finished |
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| After 1/8 Final 7 | Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium |
Finished |
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| After Quarterfinal3 | Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium |
Finished |
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| After Semifinal 1 | Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium |
Finished |
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| After Small Final | Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium |
Finished |
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 3 | Women's Ski Cross | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 7 | Ski Cross | 2010 | Vancouver, CAN |
| 8 | Ski Cross | 2014 | Sochi, RUS |
| World Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Ski Cross Ladies | 2013 | Voss - Oslo, NOR |
| 2 | Ski Cross Ladies | 2021 | Idre Fjall, SWE |
| 2 | Ski Cross Ladies | 2019 | Park City, UT, USA |
| 2 | Ski Cross Ladies | 2017 | Sierra Nevada, ESP |
| 3 | Ski Cross Ladies | 2015 | Kreischberg, AUT |
| 10 | Ski Cross Ladies | 2011 | Deer Valley, UT, USA |
| World Cup Rankings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Ski Cross |
| 2021/2022 | 2 | |
| 2020/2021 | 1 | |
| 2019/2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018/2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017/2018 | 8 | 2 |
| 2016/2017 | 13 | 3 |
| 2014/2015 | 8 | 3 |
| 2013/2014 | 5 | 2 |
| 2012/2013 | 5 | 1 |
| 2011/2012 | 107 | 27 |
| 2010/2011 | 9 | 4 |
| 2009/2010 | 19 | 6 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Ski Cross Ladies | Ski Cross Team Mixed |
| 2021/2022 | 6 x 2nd | 1 x 9th |
| 2020/2021 | 6 x 1st | 1 x 1st |
| 2019/2020 | 4 x 1st | |
| 2018/2019 | 6 x 1st | |
| 2017/2018 | 2 x 1st | |
| 2016/2017 | 4 x 2nd | |
| 2014/2015 | 3 x 1st | |
| 2013/2014 | 3 x 1st | |
| 2012/2013 | 4 x 1st | |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 4th | |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 1st | |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location |
| 2 | Ski Cross Ladies | 2021/2022 | Secret Garden, CHN |
| 2 | Ski Cross Ladies | 2021/2022 | Val Thorens, FRA |
| 2 | Ski Cross Ladies | 2021/2022 | Arosa, SUI |
| 2 | Ski Cross Ladies | 2021/2022 | Nakiska, AB, CAN |
| 2 | Ski Cross Ladies | 2021/2022 | Innichen, ITA |
| 2 | Ski Cross Ladies | 2021/2022 | Innichen, ITA |
| 3 | Ski Cross Ladies | 2021/2022 | Nakiska, AB, CAN |
| 9 | Ski Cross Team Mixed | 2021/2022 | Arosa, SUI |
| 10 | Ski Cross Ladies | 2021/2022 | Val Thorens, FRA |
The Crazy Fanny (Athlete, 11 Feb 2010)
Loves all outdoor sports. Her father is a paragliding instructor, so during the off-season she is often seen flying down her home mountain in Villars. (Athlete, Jan 2021)
Athlete
Father, Christophe Smith (USA). Mother, Fiona Smith (English).
French, Swiss German, English
National: Guillaume Nantermod (SUI), Ralph Pfaffli (SUI), Enrico Vetsch (SUI), Mike Schmid (SUI)
2007 FIS event in Zweisimmen (Ski cross - 13th)
2008 World Cup in Grindelwald (Ski cross - DNF)
2009 World Cup in St. Johann (Ski cross - 19th)
December 2011: Tore her medial collateral ligament (MCL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL), and two menisci in her knee in Italy. The doctors told her she would never ski again, but she decided to prove them wrong. She was out of competition for 11 months and in her comeback season, she won her first World Cup races and 2013 World Championships in Voss. (fanny-smith.com)
January 2009: Two broken bones and large hematoma in the groin/pelvis area after she crashed at Les Contamines-Montjoie ski resort in France. (fanny-smith.com)
2007: Broken tibia and fibula in her leg. (Athlete, 11 Feb 2010)
2009
First tried skiing at age two in Gryon, Switzerland. On 28 November 2006, when ski cross was officially included in the programme for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, her father asked her if she wanted to go to the Olympic Winter Games. At the time there wasn't a Swiss National team, so her father started the process to find sponsors and coaching. By age 16, she left school to pursue a career as a professional athlete. (redbull.com)
Before ski cross, she competed in slopestyle competitions, but that discipline wasn't for her: "It’s a sport that’s judged and I could never do a sport that was judged. I then did my first ski cross and that was truly the sport I was waiting for. You’re never bored, every track is different, no jump is ever the same, you’re always thinking about strategy and technique.” (redbull.com, Mar 2021)
The one medal missing from her career is the Olympic gold medal. “That’s the one thing. The goal of every athlete is to win gold. But if I race perfectly and I don’t have a medal or I’m second and third, I will also be glad.” (redbull.com, Mar 2021)
On top of her skiing training, she is famous for her parkour training sessions at the gym, where she shows off her balance and reactivity skills with a number of innovative circuit training routines. (Instagram)
Becoming the winningest ski cross athlete of all-time (amongst women and men). By winning the 2021 World Cup in Idre Fjall, she broke Ophelie David's record of 26 World Cup wins. (FIS TV, Dec 2020)
Tennis player Roger Federer (SUI), 2008 Olympic doubles champion and 2012 singles silver medallist. "I really like the spirit of Roger Federer. It's not because he's Swiss, it's just because I think it is so incredible how he can be at the top and be so good for a long time and have not so much injury." (cnn.com, 6 Feb 2014)
Coach Guillaume Nantermod. (Athlete, 11 Feb 2010)
"I come from a family where you go for what you've decided to go for, no compromise." (redbull.com)
"Give yourself the means to achieve your dreams." (villars-diablerets.ch)
Three-time Crystal Globe winner (2021, 2019, 2013)
FIS Rookie of the Year (2010)
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