Tina Maze

Tina Maze
Maze in 2014
Personal information
Born (1983-05-02) 2 May 1983 (age 41)
Slovenj Gradec, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, combined
ClubCRN – SK Črna
World Cup debut2 January 1999 (age 15)
Retired7 January 2017 (age 33)
Websitetina-maze.com
Olympics
Teams4 – (200214)
Medals4 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 – (200115)
Medals9 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons17 – (19992015)
Wins26
Podiums81
Overall titles1 – (2013)
Discipline titles2 – (GS, SG in 2013)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Slovenia
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 4 5 8
Giant slalom 14 8 6
Downhill 4 4 3
Super-G 1 6 10
Combined 3 3 0
Parallel 0 2 0
Total 26 28 27
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 2 0
World Championships 4 5 0
Total 6 7 0
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Downhill
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Super-G
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Giant slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2013 Schladming Super-G
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beaver Creek Downhill
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beaver Creek Combined
Silver medal – second place 2009 Val-d'Isère Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2011 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Combined
Silver medal – second place 2013 Schladming Combined
Silver medal – second place 2013 Schladming Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2015 Beaver Creek Super-G

Tina Maze (Slovene: [ˈtiːna ˈmaːzɛ]; born 2 May 1983) is a retired Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer.[1] She is the most successful Slovenian ski racer in history with a career that culminated with two gold medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[2] Maze was awarded the title of the Slovenian Sportswoman of the Year in 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015, and with her four medals she is the most decorated Slovenian athlete at the Winter Olympics.[3]

Maze started her career as a giant slalom specialist, but later competed in all five alpine skiing disciplines. She is one of seven female racers who has won in all five World Cup disciplines and one of three to do so in a single season. Maze is the 2014 Olympic champion in downhill and giant slalom and the 2015 world champion in downhill and combined. She was also the world champion in giant slalom in 2011[4] and super-G in 2013.

Maze won a total of 26 World Cup races during her career,[5] and won the World Cup overall title in 2013.[6] In that season, she won 11 races and tallied a record number of World Cup points – 2414,[7] beating the previous record of Hermann Maier of 2000 points from the 2000 season.[8] She also won the super-G and giant slalom titles, and finished first in the combined event (although no globe was awarded) and finished second in slalom and downhill. Maze also improved Maier's previous record of podium finishes in a single season (22) with 24 podiums.

  1. ^ "Tina Maze profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. ^ Herman, Martyn (12 February 2014). "Maze amazes as she wins Slovenia's first gold". Reuters. Rosa Khutor, Russia. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Slovenia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Skiing: Maze Takes G-Slalom Gold (I)". STA. 17 February 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  5. ^ Tina Maze at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  6. ^ Ž. K., M. R. (24 February 2013). "Mazejeva osvojila veliki kristalni globus!" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Šampionka, kot je še ni bilo: 11. zmaga sezone in 2.414 točk!". Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija.
  8. ^ New York Daily News, "Tina Maze is the Slovenian beauty who'll be Lindsey Vonn's biggest adversary at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014", Nathaniel Vinton, 16 March 2013.

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