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Tina Maze

Tina Maze
— Alpine skier  —
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Disciplines Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, combined
Club CRN – SK Črna
Born (1983-05-02) 2 May 1983 (age 33)
Slovenj Gradec,
SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
World Cup debut 2 January 1999 (age 15)
Retired 7 January 2017 (age 33)
Website tinamaze.com
Olympics
Teams 4 – (200214)
Medals 4 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams 8 – (200115)
Medals 9 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 15 – (200115)
Wins 26
Podiums 81
Overall titles 1 – (2013)
Discipline titles 2 – (GS & SG in 2013)

Tina Maze (pronounced [ˈtiːna ˈmaːzɛ] TEE-nah MAH-zeh; born 2 May 1983) is a retired Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer.

Maze is the most successful Slovenian ski racer in history with a career that culminated with two gold medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She 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.

Maze started her career as a giant slalom specialist, but later competed in all five alpine skiing disciplines. She is one of six female racers who has won in all five World Cup disciplines and one of three to do it 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 and super-G in 2013.


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