{{short description|Canadian freestyle skier}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Use Canadian English|date=March 2026}} '''John Warren Smart''' (born February 20, 1965) is a Canadian freestyle skier. He was born in Témiscamingue. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, where he placed fifth in moguls, and at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, where he placed seventh in moguls.<ref name=sports-ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/john-smart-1.html |title=Profile: John Smart |publisher=sports-reference.com |accessdate=8 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213142016/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/john-smart-1.html |archivedate=13 December 2012 }}</ref>
Smart was inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame in 2003.<ref name="CSHF">{{cite web |title=John Smart |url=https://skimuseum.ca/honoured-members/john-smart/ |website=skimuseum.ca |publisher=Canadian Ski Hall of Fame and Museum |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref>
== Personal life == Smart currently resides in Whistler, British Columbia, and is married with two kids.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beaudry |first=Michel |date=2007-12-28 |title=Being Smart: John, Julia, love, life, family and work |url=https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/opinion/being-smart-john-julia-love-life-family-and-work-2477981 |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=Pique Newsmagazine |language=en}}</ref> In March 2026, his youngest son Kai, a skier and filmmaker, died as a result of injuries sustained during an avalanche in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dupuis |first=Braden |date=2026-03-24 |title='He lived life to the fullest every single day, with joy, curiosity, and intensity' |url=https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/local-news/he-lived-life-to-the-fullest-every-single-day-with-joy-curiosity-and-intensity-12049435 |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=Pique Newsmagazine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Song |first=David |date=2023-01-05 |title=Whistler skier Kai Smart making an impact on The Front Lines |url=https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/local-sports/whistler-skier-kai-smart-making-an-impact-on-the-front-lines-6328136 |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=Pique Newsmagazine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sims |first=Megan |date=2026-03-25 |title=Son of Olympic athlete dies in avalanche at 23 |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/03/son-of-olympic-athlete-dies-in-avalanche-at-23.html |access-date=2026-03-25 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://skimuseum.ca/honoured-members/john-smart/ John Smart, Canadian Ski Hall of Fame and Museum]
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