Mili Smith MBE (born 1 March 1998) is a retired[3] Scottish curler from Perth.[4] She was the alternate on the British team that won the gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[5]
| Mili Smith MBE | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 March 1998 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | St Martins CC,[1] Perth, SCO |
| Skip | Maia Ramsfjell |
| Third | Mili Smith |
| Second | Pia Trulsen |
| Lead | Leanne McKenzie |
| Mixed doubles partner | Duncan McFadzean |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Scotland  Great Britain |
| World Championship appearances | 1 (2019) |
| European Championship appearances | 1 (2021) |
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2022) |
Medal record | |
Career edit
Juniors edit
Smith was a member of Team GB at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, playing lead on a team skipped by Ross Whyte.[6] The team finished 5th overall. In the mixed doubles event, Smith was paired with South Korea's Hong Yun-jeong. They lost their lone match and were eliminated.
Smith joined the Sophie Jackson junior rink in 2016. In 2017, the Jackson team won the World Junior B championships, earning the right to represent Scotland at the 2017 World Junior Curling Championships. At the World Juniors, the team won the silver medal.
Women's edit
The Jackson junior team continued to play together following their junior career. In 2019, the team was invited to play in the third leg of the 2018–19 Curling World Cup, where they finished with a 2–4 record. Two weeks later, the team won the 2019 Scottish championship,[7] defeating perennial winners Eve Muirhead in the final. Team Jackson had committed to play in the 2019 Winter Universiade (which ended just before the World Championships), so Scottish Curling initially wanted to send Muirhead to the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship as Scotland's representative. However, Team Jackson asked for a review of the rules, which stated the winner of the Scottish championship gets to represent the country at the World Championships. The review was successful, and Team Jackson went on to represent Scotland at the 2019 Worlds.[8] They also played in the Universiade, where they finished fourth.
At the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship, Team Jackson finished in 10th place with a 4–8 record.
She won a gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as part of Team GB.[5]
On 21 June 2022, Smith announced that she would be stepping away from elite level curling.[3]
Smith was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to curling.[9]
Personal life edit
Smith's brother is Kyle Smith who was the skip of the British team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[10] She attended the University of Stirling[11] and Perth Academy with whom she won the Scottish Schools' Curling Championship[12] in 2016.[13] In 2021, she graduated from the University of Stirling with a bachelor's degree in psychology. She lives in Stirling.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Mili SMITH". 2022 Winter Olympics. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Scottish Curling Championship". Scottish Curling. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Olympic Golden Girl Mili Smith steps away from full time elite curling". British Curling. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Mili Smith Athlete Profile". British Curling. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ a b "GB women's curlers claim Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Team GB Curlers Announced for 2016 Winter Youth Olympics". British Curling. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Scottish Curling Championships". Scottish Curling. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Scottish Curling sends Jackson's rink to World Championship following review of decision – BBC Sport". bbc.com. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B24.
- ^ "Mili Smith | Players". Curling World Cup. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Mili Smith". winningstudents-scotland.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Perth Academy's Mili Smith joins Scottish Schools' curling team". The Scotsman. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Scottish Schools Curling Champions – Scottish Curling | The Home of Curling in Scotland". scottishcurling.org. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
