Smith started skating at the age of five[1] where she curled at the Toronto Skating Club.[2] In her first junior national championship in 1943 junior championship she placed ninth.[1] In 1947 she won the Howard trophy which served as the Canadian junior national championship;[3] she was 14 years-old at the time.[4] She competed in the ladies' singles event at the 1952 Winter Olympics.[5][6]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Ottawa's Nigel Stephens wins junior figure skating title". The Ottawa Journal. 1 February 1943. p. 17. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^"DIminutive Carnival Queen". The Sun Times. 18 March 1939. p. 1. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^Gruson, Wilf (18 January 1947). "V.V. Smith takes junior women's skating cup; keen competition delays men's event decision". The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 11. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^"14 year-old girl takes skating crown". The Ottawa Journal. 18 January 1947. p. 22. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
vera, smith, figure, skater, vera, virginia, vevi, smith, 1932, october, 2012, canadian, figure, skater, vera, smithpersonal, informationfull, namevera, virginia, smithnationalitycanadianborn, 1932, 1932died12, october, 2012, 2012, aged, sportsportfigure, skat. Vera Virginia Vevi Smith 21 May 1932 12 October 2012 was a Canadian figure skater Vera SmithPersonal informationFull nameVera Virginia SmithNationalityCanadianBorn 1932 05 21 21 May 1932Died12 October 2012 2012 10 12 aged 80 SportSportFigure skatingSmith started skating at the age of five 1 where she curled at the Toronto Skating Club 2 In her first junior national championship in 1943 junior championship she placed ninth 1 In 1947 she won the Howard trophy which served as the Canadian junior national championship 3 she was 14 years old at the time 4 She competed in the ladies singles event at the 1952 Winter Olympics 5 6 References edit a b Ottawa s Nigel Stephens wins junior figure skating title The Ottawa Journal 1 February 1943 p 17 Retrieved 20 November 2022 DIminutive Carnival Queen The Sun Times 18 March 1939 p 1 Retrieved 20 November 2022 Gruson Wilf 18 January 1947 V V Smith takes junior women s skating cup keen competition delays men s event decision The Kingston Whig Standard p 11 Retrieved 20 November 2022 14 year old girl takes skating crown The Ottawa Journal 18 January 1947 p 22 Retrieved 20 November 2022 Vera Smith Olympedia Retrieved 3 July 2020 Complete entry announced for skating championships Calgary Herald 19 March 1951 p 20 Retrieved 20 November 2022 External links editVera Virginia Smith at Olympedia nbsp nbsp This article about a Canadian figure skater is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vera Smith figure skater amp oldid 1156669143, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
