Vera Virginia "Vevi" Smith (21 May 1932 – 12 October 2012) was a Canadian

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. Smith started skating at the age of five where she curled at the

Toronto Skating Club The Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club is a private sport and social club located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The club offers a variety of sporting and social programs including aquatics, cricket, croquet, curling, figure skating, fitne ...

. In her first junior national championship in 1943 junior championship she placed ninth. In 1947 she won the Howard trophy which served as the Canadian junior national championship; she was 14 years-old at the time. She competed in the ladies' singles event at the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...

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* 1932 births 2012 deaths Canadian female single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Canada Figure skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing {{Canada-figure-skating-bio-stub