Cecil Elaine Eustace Smith, later Gooderham, then Hedstrom (September 14, 1908 – November 9, 1997), was a Canadian figure skater. In 1924 she became the first female figure skater to represent Canada at Winter Olympics; she placed sixth individually and seventh in pairs, together with Melville Rogers. At the 1928 Winter Olympics she finished fifth individually. In 1930, she won the silver medal at the World Figure Skating Championships in singles.

Biography In 1922, Smith won the national junior title, and next year was a runner-up as a senior. Aged 15, she participated in the 1924 Winter Olympic Games, held in Chamonix, France. In the women's singles, she finished sixth, two places ahead of Sonja Henie. In the pairs competition, she placed seventh.

Smith won the Canadian championship in 1925 and 1926. In 1928, she competed in her second Olympics and place fifth in the women's singles (Sonja Henie claimed the gold). In 1930, she became the first Canadian to win a World championship figure skating medal, earning a silver medal in New York City. In 1991 she was inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame.1991 Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame Induction. Skate Canada Hall of Fame

Smith changed her last name twice, first to Gooderham, then to Hedstrom. Around 1935 she gave birth to a son named Edward Douglas Gooderham. She had an elder sister Maude, who also competed at the 1928 Olympics, but in pairs. Their mother, Maude Delano-Osborne, won the 1892 Canadian tennis championship.M. Ann Hall (2008) Immodest and Sensational: 150 Years of Canadian Women in Sport. James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Toronto. pp. 33–34.

Competitive highlights

Ladies' singles Event 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Winter Olympics 6th 5th World Championships 2nd North American Championships 2nd 3rd 2nd Canadian Championships 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd

Pairs (with Rogers) Event 1923 1924 Winter Olympics 7th Canadian Championships 3rd

(with Reburn) Event 1931 Canadian Championships 1st

Fours (with Jack Eastwood, Maude Smith, and Montgomery Wilson) International Event 1926 1927 Canadian Championships 1st 1st

(with Jack Eastwood, Maude Smith, and H.W.D. Foster) International Event 1929 Canadian Championships 3rd

(with Jack Eastwood, Maude Smith, and Stewart Reburn) International Event 1931 Canadian Championships 2nd

(with Jack Eastwood, Maude Smith, and Osborne Colson) International Event 1934 Canadian Championships 3rd

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