• Yukon: Camplin carries a flame for Canada

  FoxSports.com.au - Found Nov. 9, 2009 ... competitive in.'Torah Bright (snowboarding), Jacqui Cooper and Lydia Lassila (aerial skiing), Dale Begg-Smith (moguls) and Tatiana Borodulina...

• Sun shines on best winter Olympians

  The Australian - Found Oct. 23, 2009 Turin moguls skiing gold medallist Dale Begg-Smith, who grew up in Vancouver, will once again spearhead the Australian challenge after...

• Boots and butlers

  Sydney Morning Herald - Found Oct. 16, 2009 Winter Olympic qualifying event in moguls and aerials on January 13-16. Reigning Olympic champion Dale Begg-Smith and Australia's best hopes...

• Boots and butlers

  Brisbane Times - Found Oct. 18, 2009 Winter Olympic qualifying event in moguls and aerials on January 13-16. Reigning Olympic champion Dale Begg-Smith and Australia's best hopes...

• Begg-Smith eyes Vancouver Olympics

  Sydney Morning Herald - Found Sep. 8, 2009 Dale Begg-Smith's tilt at becoming Australia's first dual Winter Olympic gold medallist is on track with the moguls skier declaring his knee better Begg-Smith eyes Vancouver Olympics - The Age Explore All

• Laid-back ski champ twists knee injury to advantage

  Sydney Morning Herald - Found Sep. 8, 2009 DALE BEGG-SMITH is unlike any other Olympic champion.

• Begg-Smith eyes Vancouver Olympics

  AAP Racing and Sports - Found Sep. 8, 2009 Dale Begg-Smith's tilt at becoming Australia's first dual Winter Olympic gold medallist is on track with the moguls skier declaring his knee better

• Immigrant athletes handed ticket

  The Australian - Found Aug. 31, 2009 Olympic moguls champion Dale Begg-Smith emigrated from Canada as a 16-year-old and was Australia's only gold medallist in Turin in 2006. The... Time for a reality check on immigration policy - Sydney Morning Herald Australia's plan to recruit foreign athletes draws fire - Summary - Earthtimes.org Australia in the market for African runners - Earthtimes.org Fewer hoops for defectors - Brisbane Courier-Mail Explore All

• SNOW PHOTOS OF THE YEAR: Magic riders, spectacular pix - the ...

  Daily Telegraph Australia - Found Sep. 17, 2009 Dale Begg-Smith, gold medallist, on his home Aussie mountain of Perisher.? Dale Begg-Smith (Olympic gold medallist): ?I saw Steve (Cuff...

• Thirteen the lucky number for punters

  Sydney Morning Herald - Found Sep. 6, 2009 ... offer, but I'm calm about where things are at right now.'' AUSTRALIA'S Olympic gold medallist Dale Begg-Smith has put his injured knee through...

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Dale Begg-Smith (born 18 January 1985 in Vancouver, Canada) is an Australian freestyle skier. Begg-Smith won the gold medal for Australia, his adopted country, in the men's moguls event at the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy. He is only the third Australian to win a gold medal in a Winter Games.¹ In the lead-up to the 2006 Winter Games, Dale Begg-Smith had won three World Cup rounds and was ranked world number one in the moguls discipline.²

Begg-Smith was skiing for his native Canada as a teenager when his coaches told him he was spending too much time on his fledgling business, and not enough time in training. He subsequently quit the Canadian ski program because it clashed with his business interests and, along with his brother Jason, moved to Australia at age 15. The brothers chose to ski for Australia because the country had a smaller ski program that offered them more attention and flexibility. This ensured that they could still successfully manage their business. The brothers stayed out of competitive skiing for three years and instead trained with the Australian team, living in Jindabyne each winter. The pair qualified for Australian citizenship after these three years in 2003-04, and were then free to compete for their adopted country.

Alisa Monk, co-ordinator of the moguls program, says that she books Begg-Smith's hotels and flights economically, despite his wealth. "Wherever the team stays, he stays. There are certainly no big demands. You wouldn't know he had a bit of money". She also said "When he is at Perisher he stays in the same hut as the other mogul skiers and his brother which is small and old and almost falling down", and that "He just doesn't try to stand out at all."³

On 21 February 2006 Australia Post issued a postage stamp commemorating Begg-Smith's achievement, saying his gold put him in a "small and honoured group of athletes".⁴

References

• Canada's loss, Australia's gain NEWS.com.au, 17 February 2006.
• Dale is king of the hill NEWS.com.au, 16 February 2006.
• NBC Olympics Profile: Dale Begg-Smith, 4 February 2006.
• Dale begs the question: can Australia win a mogul medal in Turin? The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 January 2006.
• Spyware cybersigns point to Begg-Smith - Breaking - Technology - smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 January 2006.
• 'Spam man' wins gold The Age, 16 February 2006.