12 - Wednesday, August 28, 1996 — North Shore News

Life after skiing the

From page M1

over receipts from another
successful summer camp sea-
son),

Looking up ata TV show-
ing a replay of Canada’s
inspired 4X100m_ relay win
over the Americans, Smart
reflected on his own Olympic
experience,

“I never watched the
Olympics when 1] was part of
it, but it’s pretty interesting
now to kick back and watch
them,” he admits. “You
almost forget that you've
gone to the Olympics,
because on TV you get all the

background and stortes about.

what's going on in all the

sports. When you’re actually

there competing, all you're

focused on'is your own per-

formance. You don’t have
time for any:hing else.”

But, to paraphrase a time-

less saying, you can take the

~ boy out of the game, but you

can’t take the game out of the

boy, Last week Smart. and
fiancée Julia Snell — a former
baller skier with the British
World Cup Freestyle team —
set off for the Gorge in
Oregon for three weeks of
windsurfing.

Which brings us, and
Smart, back to those nagging
questions that began this tale.
Life, A house. A wedding,

As far as life goes, Smart
has a number of things to
keep him busy during the
winter months, though he’s
not willing to share his plans.
(Remember, a Commerce
degree teaches you something
about losing good ideas to
somcone else.) Snell is also a
big part of his business life, as
she ran the inaugural Acro
(ballet) camp at Smart’s camp
this surmmer,

He has also been nominat-
ed as the Canadian freestyle
representative to the Inter-
national Ski Federation (FIS),
the world governing body of
all skiing disciplines. Anyone

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who knows John knows that
he won't just sit on his hands
ai the annual meetings —-
Canadian freestyle skiers will
be well-served by Smart.

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A house? Smart and Snell
are looking for a place in
Whistler but nothing is decid-
ed yet.

And the wedding? Despite

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potato chips

asserted varieties, 180g

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chicken legs
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the fact both are diehard
skiers and have spent count-
less winters on the slopes, the
fast thing they want co do is
stand atop a snow-covered

bumps a smooth ride for Smart |

mountain co exchange their
vows,

Instead, the couple will fly
to the Caribbean this winter
for a beachside ceremony,

salad dressing

assorted varieties, 500ml

Limit 1 per family purchase

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cheese slices

assorted varieties, 500g

Limit 2 per family purchase
“Quality” : ae

corn onthe cob .

product of Canada

no. 1 grade
Limit 10 per family purchase

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pork back ribs _

lite, cut from federaity Inspected pork

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hair care producis.

assorted varieties, 150g - 350mI".

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Schneider’s

roast beef

regular or with garlic, sliced,

random weight —
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apple pie

680g

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