 In June 2017 it was announced that British Curling had selected Smith's rink to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, after they were ranked as the top British team in the 2016-17 World Curling Tour.Waddell is the grandson of 1979 European champion Jimmy Waddell.His younger brother Craig is also a curler, and they played together in the .