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Tina Maze (Slovene: [ˈtiːna ˈmaːzɛ]; born 2 May 1983) is a retired Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer.[1]
Career
Maze is the most successful Slovenian ski racer in history with a career that culminated with two gold medals at the
Maze started her career as a
Maze won a total of 26 World Cup races during her career,
Early years
Maze made her World Cup debut at age 15 in Slovenia in January
2003–2004 seasons
On 26 October
In the
2005–2008 seasons
The
In the
The
In February 2008, Maze won her first downhill in
2009–2010 seasons: The breakthrough
Following the declining results in the 2007 and 2008 seasons, Maze decided to break with the national ski team and founded her personal "Team to aMAZE" with her coach and partner Andrea Massi.
In the
Maze was the
2011–2012 seasons
Maze began the
At the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Maze won the silver medal in the super combined and the gold medal in the giant slalom. She finished 5th in the slalom and downhill, and 11th in the super-G.[9]
The
2013: The record breaking season
Maze started the
On 24 February, she won the second super combined of the season in Méribel, France, and secured the overall World Cup title with nine races remaining.[15] Despite having the most points in super combined standings, the crystal globe for this discipline is no longer awarded due to a lack of events.[16]
On 1 March, Maze finished second in super-G in Garmisch, her 19th podium of the season, breaking the previous ladies' record. The next day, she won the downhill to record a win in all disciplines in a single season, previously accomplished by only two female skiers. In this race, Maze also surpassed 2,000 World Cup points in a single season and therefore broke
Maze broke various statistical records in this season. They include the highest number of podiums in a single season (24, record previously held by Hermann Maier (22) and by
Maze came to the 2013 World Championships in Schladming, Austria, as a favorite. At the time, she was the leader in the World Cup standings in three of the five disciplines (giant slalom, super-G, and super combined), second in slalom and third in downhill. Several former alpine skiers stated that she is capable of winning a medal in every single discipline.[19][20] In the first race at Planai, Maze won the gold medal in super-G[21] and three days later won the silver medal in super combined.[22] She then finished seventh in downhill, won another silver medal in giant slalom, and took fifth in slalom.[9]
In October 2013, Maze was awarded the Skieur d'Or Award by members of the International Association of Ski Journalists for her record-breaking performances during the previous season, thereby becoming the first Slovenian skier to receive the honour since its inception in 1963.[23]
2014 season
Maze started the
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Maze finished fourth in the super combined at Rosa Khutor. The second event was the downhill, where Maze tied for first place with Dominique Gisin of Switzerland. This was the first gold medal for Slovenia at any Winter Olympics and the first time that a gold medal was shared at an Olympic alpine skiing event.[26] Maze finished fifth in super-G, won another gold in the giant slalom,[27] and was eighth in the slalom. Following her Olympic success, Maze was nominated for the Laureus Award for the second year in a row.[28]
2015 season
The start of the
Following the World Championships, Maze was tired and did not finish any of the two races in Maribor, which meant that she started to lose advantage over Anna Fenninger.[31] Final races of the season were a close battle between Maze and Fenninger. Maze won six more podiums until the end of the season and was leading 18 points in the overall standings before the last race but Fenninger won the last giant slalom and defended her overall title from the 2014 season.[32] Maze finished the season second, with her second-highest number of season points. She also finished third in the slalom, super-G, and downhill standings. At the end of the season, Maze hinted that she may retire from competitive sport in the following months.[33]
Retirement
In May 2015, Maze announced that she would take a break from the sport for a year, not competing in the 2015–16 season and focusing on her studies instead.[34] On 20 October 2016 in Sölden, Maze announced her retirement from competitive skiing.[35] She officially concluded her career on 7 January 2017 at the giant slalom race in Maribor, at the venue where she made her World Cup debut in 1999.[36]
World Cup results
Season titles
4 titles (1 overall, 1
Season | Discipline |
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2013 |
Overall
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Super-G
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Giant slalom
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Combined[A]
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Season standings
Place (points)
Season | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2001 |
54 (109) | 44 (16) | 23 (93) | — | — | — |
2002 |
36 (236) | 44 (12) | 8 (224) | — | — | — |
2003 |
38 (190) | — | 13 (190) | — | — | — |
2004 |
33 (244) | — | 8 (234) | 47 (10) | — | — |
2005 |
10 (650) | 39 (17) | 4 (366) | 9 (236) | 31 (31) | — |
2006 |
14 (525) | 46 (7) | 7 (309) | 13 (164) | 37 (36) | 32 (9) |
2007 |
30 (268) | 51 (7) | 19 (81) | 10 (143) | — | 19 (37) |
2008 |
28 (287) | — | 30 (24) | 19 (98) | 18 (125) | 17 (40) |
2009 |
6 (852) | — | 3 (368) | 7 (202) | 6 (256) | 21 (26) |
2010 |
4 (943) | 6 (272) | 3 (372) | 8 (200) | 25 (67) | 14 (32) |
2011 |
3 (1139) | 7 (295) | 6 (208) | 18 (83) | 8 (261) | 2 (212) |
2012 |
2 (1402) | 3 (413) | 5 (367) | 4 (257) | 9 (210) | 2 (125) |
2013 |
1 (2414) | 2 (655) | 1 (800) | 1 (420) | 2 (339) | 1 (200)[A] |
2014 |
4 (964) | 16 (148) | 13 (184) | 7 (183) | 3 (409) | 6 (40) |
2015 |
2 (1531) | 3 (439) | 5 (266) | 3 (390) | 3 (356) | 2 (80) |
Race victories
Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
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2003 |
26 October 2002 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom |
2005 |
22 December 2004 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Giant slalom |
8 January 2005 | Santa Caterina, Italy | Giant slalom | |
22 January 2005 | Maribor , Slovenia |
Giant slalom | |
2006 |
22 October 2005 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom |
2008 |
2 February 2008 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Downhill |
2009 |
10 January 2009 | Maribor, Slovenia | Giant slalom |
14 March 2009 | Åre , Sweden |
Giant slalom | |
2010 |
11 March 2010 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Giant slalom |
2011 |
4 March 2011 | Tarvisio, Italy | Super combined |
18 March 2011 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Slalom | |
2013 |
27 October 2012 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom |
24 November 2012 | Aspen, USA | Giant slalom | |
7 December 2012 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Super combined | |
9 December 2012 | Giant slalom | ||
16 December 2012 | Courchevel, France | Giant slalom | |
13 January 2013 | St. Anton , Austria |
Super-G | |
27 January 2013 | Maribor, Slovenia | Slalom | |
24 February 2013 | Méribel, France | Super combined | |
2 March 2013 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Downhill | |
10 March 2013 | Ofterschwang, Germany | Slalom | |
17 March 2013 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Giant slalom | |
2014 |
25 January 2014 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill |
2015 |
15 November 2014 | Levi, Finland | Slalom |
5 December 2014 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | |
12 December 2014 | Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom |
Olympic results
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2002 | 18 | — | 12 | — | — | — |
2006 | 22 | — | 12 | 39 | — | — |
2010 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 5 |
2014 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
World Championship results
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 32 | — | — |
2003 | 19 | DNF1 | 5 | — | — | — |
2005 | 21 | DNF2 | DNF1 | 6 | — | 10 |
2007 | 23 | DNF1 | 22 | 14 | — | DNF2 |
2009 | 25 | — | 2 | 5 | 14 | DNF2 |
2011 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
2013 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
2015 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Personal life
When not competing or training abroad, Maze lives in Črna na Koroškem. She is in a relationship with Andrea Massi, who is also the head of Maze's team.[37] In November 2017, they announced they are expecting a child together.[38] She gave birth to a girl in February 2018.[39][40]
In 2012, Maze recorded a pop-rock single My Way Is My Decision, produced by Raay.[41]
During the year-long break from competing, Maze concluded her studies at the Faculty of Education, University of Maribor, obtaining an elementary school teacher degree.[42]
Awards
Year | Category | Voted by | Result |
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2005 | Slovenian Sportswoman of the Year | Slovene sports journalists association | Won |
2010 | Slovenian Sportswoman of the Year | Slovene sports journalists association | Won |
2011 | Slovenian Sportswoman of the Year | Slovene sports journalists association | Won |
2012 | Prince of Asturias Awards
|
Sports category | Nominated |
2013 | Sportswoman of the Year | Women's Sports Foundation | Nominated |
Serge Lang Trophy – Skier of the Year | International Association of Ski Journalists | Won | |
Slovenian Sportswoman of the Year | Slovene sports journalists association | Won | |
World Athlete of the Year | Chicago Tribune's 27th annual international sports award | 2nd | |
European Athlete of the Year | European Press Agencies led by PAP; women's category | Won | |
2014 | 2013 AIPS European Female Athlete of the Year | International Sports Press Association | 2nd |
Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year | Various World Media journalists | Nominated | |
Slovenian Sportswoman of the Year | Slovene sports journalists association | Won | |
World Sportswoman of the Year | Gazzetta dello Sport readership[43]
|
Won | |
2015 | Slovenian Sportswoman of the Year | Slovene sports journalists association | Won |
L'Équipe Champion of Champions | L'Équipe readership | 5th |
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- Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
External links
- Tina Maze at FIS (alpine)
- Tina Maze at Olympics.com
- Tina Maze at Olympedia
- Tina Maze at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Tina Maze – alpine racers at Stöckli Skis at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 December 2016)
- Official website (in Slovene, Italian, and English)