Seppe Smits

{{Short description|Belgian professional snowboarder}}

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| full_name = Sebastien Smits

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| weight = 159 lb

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{{MedalGold | 2011 La Molina | Slopestyle }}

{{MedalGold| 2017 Sierra Nevada|Slopestyle}}

{{MedalSilver | 2009 Gangwon | Big air }}

{{MedalSilver | 2011 La Molina | Big air }}

{{MedalBronze | 2013 Stoneham | Big air }}

{{MedalCompetition | Winter X Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 2013 Aspen | SlopeStyle }}

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Sebastien "Seppe" Smits (born 13 July 1991) is a Belgian professional snowboarder and world championship medalist.

Smits was born in Westmalle and started snowboarding at a serious level in the winter of 2006–2007, competing in the Europa Cup. He obtained his first World Cup medal when finishing third in the Big Air competition in Stockholm on 22 November 2008, winning the silver medal at the world championships a few months later in Gangwon. Further medals in the World Cup, both in Big Air and Slopestyle, followed over the next years.

In 2009, Seppe Smits won the rookie Big Air competition at the Air & Style festival in Innsbruck.{{cite news |title=SNOWBOARDEN Seppe Smits wint met unieke sprong grootste Big Air kampioenschap van Europa |url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=BC2JFK3S |access-date=17 January 2011 |newspaper=Het Nieuwsblad |date=10 December 2009}}

Smits finished second in the 6-star TTR event in Beijing on 4 December 2010.{{cite news |title=Seppe Smits tweede op internationale snowboardwedstrijd |url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=DMF20101205_025 |access-date=17 January 2011 |newspaper=Het Nieuwsblad |date=5 December 2010}}

On 8 January 2011, Smits took over the lead in the Swatch TTR World Tour for 2011, after finishing fourth in Davos.{{cite web |last=Larsen |first=Melissa |title=Seb Toutant wins O'Neill Evolution slope |url=https://www.espn.com/action/snowboarding/news/story?page=evolution-slopestyle-finals |publisher=ESPN |access-date=17 January 2011}} One week later, at the 2011 world championships in Barcelona, Smits won a gold medal in the slopestyle competition and finished third in the Big Air after losing the tie-breaker for silver from Zach Stone. Smits ended third in the final results of the 2010–2011 Swatch TTR World Tour, after three-times winner Peetu Piiroinen and Yuri Podladchikov.{{cite web |title=TTR champions crowned in Vermont |url=http://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/news/story.aspx?storyID=8040 |publisher=Ski Club of Great Britain |access-date=14 March 2011}}

He won the 2011–2012 TTR World Tour Big Air title{{cite web |last=Bane |first=Colin |title=Piiroinen wins A&S; Smits takes TTR title |url=https://www.espn.com/action/snowboarding/story/_/id/7540619/peetu-piiroinen-wins-air-style-seppe-smits-takes-ttr-big-air-title |publisher=ESPN |access-date=27 February 2012 |date=4 February 2012}} and finished third at the 2012 World Championships in Oslo in the slopestyle event.{{cite news |title=Seppe Smits verovert brons op WK snowboarden (video) |url=http://sportmagazine.knack.be/sport/nieuws/andere-sporten/seppe-smits-verovert-brons-op-wk-snowboarden-video/article-4000046737949.htm |access-date=27 February 2012 |newspaper=Knack |date=19 February 2012 |agency=Belga |language=nl}}

He rides goofy.