Fanny Smith

Fanny Smith (born May 20, 1992 in Aigle, Switzerland) is a Swiss freestyle skier. She represented Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She came in 7th and received an Olympic diploma for this performance. She has 22 podiums in the World Cup circuit and 36 top ten finishes.

Born in Aigle and brought up in the Swiss ski resort of Villars, Smith has been skiing since the age of two, starting on her path to becoming a World Champion almost as soon as she could walk.

Growing up in the Alps meant hours spent racing, jumping, and trying to keep up with her older brother on the slopes. During this time the competitive fires started to burn inside Smith and at the age of 14 she was selected into the Swiss National Educational Performance Center of Brig.

Whilst at school in Brig, Smith began to look for ways to combine her love of speed, jumps, adrenaline and head-to-head competition and set her sights on competing in ski cross.

When she graduated in 2009 Smith found that there was no official Swiss junior ski cross program. However, her determination would not allow this problem stand in the way of her dreams. With the help of her family and sponsors, Smith set to work to create her own team and build an intensive ski cross specific training program for herself.