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Revision as of 14:11, 25 February 2013

Tina Maze
Maze in December 2010
Personal information
Born (1983-05-02) May 2, 1983 (age 41)
Slovenj Gradec,
SFR Yugoslavia
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight[undue weight? – discuss]
Sport
Country Slovenia
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G,
Giant slalom, Slalom,
Super combined
ClubCRN – SK Črna
World Cup debut2 January, 1999 (age 15)
Websitetinamaze.com
Olympics
Teams3 – (2002–2010)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams7 – (2001–2013)
Medals6 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13th – (2001–2013)
Wins19
Podiums56
Overall titles1 – (2013)
Discipline titles1 – (GS in 2013)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Slovenia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Super-G
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Giant slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Garmisch Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2013 Schladming Super-G
Silver medal – second place 2009 Val d'Isère Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2011 Garmisch Super combined
Silver medal – second place 2013 Schladming Super combined
Silver medal – second place 2013 Schladming Giant slalom

Tina Maze (born 2 May 1983) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Slovenia.[1] She is one of just 6 women who have won in all five World Cup events. Maze has 19 World Cup victories and is the current world champion in Super-G. She was the world champion in giant slalom in 2011[2], and won the overall World Cup in the 2013 season.[3] In 2005, 2010, and 2011, she was awarded the title of the best Slovenian female athlete of the year.

Skiing career

Early years

Born in Slovenj Gradec, then in SFR Yugoslavia, Maze made her World Cup debut at age 15 in January 1999. She competed in the 2001 World Championships at age 17 and in the 2002 Winter Olympics the following year where she competed and finished 12th in giant slalom. Maze started her career as a giant slalom specialist, but later expanded and competes in all disciplines. She won her first World Cup race in Sölden when she was 20 years old.

2003–2004: The beginnings

In 2003 she won her first race in the Alpine Skiing World Cup in giant slalom in Sölden, Austria. She finished the 2003 38th in the overall standings with 190 points, all in giant slalom. In 2004 she did not win any race and finished the 2004 33th in the overall standings with 244 points.

2005–2007: The rise and the struggle

Season 2005 was the most successful for her yet, she won 3 races in giant slalom and was on the podium two times in Super-G, both times 3rd. She finished the 2005 season 10th in the overall standings with 650 points, 366 of them coming from giant slalom where she finished 4th. In the 2006 season she was on the podium 3 times, as 1st and 3rd in giant slalom and as 2nd in Super-G She finished the 2006 season 14th in the overall standings with 525 points. The 2007 season was not as successful for her, she struggled and did not finish on the podium once and was amongst the top 10 only 3 times. She finished the 2007 season 30th in the overall standings with 268 points.

2008: First win in downhill

In February 2008, she won the first downhill in her career (also the first and the only Slovenian female downhill victory) in St. Moritz, Switzerland. This was her first non-Giant slalom win. She finished the 2008 season 28th in the overall standings with 287 points.

2009–2010: The breakthrough

The 2009 season was more successful for her, she won two races both in giant slalom in Maribor, Slovenia and in Åre, Sweden. She was also on the podium 3 times, finishing 2nd in Downhill and finishing 3rd two times in Super-G. She finished the 2009 season 6th in the overall standings with 852 points. At the 2009 World Championships in Val d'Isère, France she won a Silver medal in giant slalom. She also competed in downhill where she finished 14th, in Super-G where she finished 5th, and in Slalom where she did not finish. In the 2010 season she was on the podium 3 times, she won the giant slalom race in Garmisch, Germany and also finished 2nd once in giant slalom and once in Slalom. 15 times she finished in the top 10, and finished the 2010 season 4th in the overall standings.

2010 Winter Olympics

See also: Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics

She was the Slovenian flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, where she won two silver medals in the Super-G and giant slalom at Whistler. She also competed in the super combined where she finished 5th, in Slalom where she finished 9th and in Downhill where she finished 18th. [4]

2011–2012

She started the 2011 season strong with several good results and podiums. She won her first race in the 2011 season in Tarvisio, Italy in the Super Combined Her 2nd win came in Slalom in Lenzerheide, Switzerland 5 days later. She was on the podium a total of 8 times, a win in Slalom and Super Combined, 2nd place in Slalom, Downhill and Super Combined, 3rd place in giant slalom and twice in Slalom. She finished the 2011 season 3rd in the overall standings with 1139 points. At the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch, Germany, Maze won the silver medal in the combined and the gold medal in the giant slalom. She finished 5th in the slalom and downhill, and 11th in the Super-G. 2012 was a very interesting season, she did not win any race but finished on the podium 10 times, barely missing the win several times. 4 times she finished 3rd once in each Slalom, Downhill, Super-G and giant slalom and 6 times she finished 2nd once in each Super-G, Super Combined and two times in Slalom and giant slalom. She finished the 2012 season 2nd in the overall standings with 1402 points.

2012–2013: The record breaking season

She started the 2013 season amazing with a win in giant slalom in Soelden, Austria. She then won the 2nd giant slalom in Aspen, United States of America, followed by two wins in St.Moritz, Switzerland both in giant slalom and Super Combined. She then won again in giant slalom in Courchevel, France making it 4 wins out of the first 4 races in giant slalom. She managed 11 podiums till the new year, 5 wins, 2 times 2nd and 4 times 3rd, gaining a sizable lead in the overall standings. She also broke the record for most points in a calendar year (2180) and most podiums (19) in a calendar year. Her first victory in a Super-G on 13 January 2013 in St. Anton made her a member of the small group of all-event winners in alpine skiing. On 26 January 2013, Maze finished second in giant slalom in Maribor, Slovenia, and clinched her first World Cup title in giant slalom. On 27 January she added another win in slalom in Maribor, Slovenia. She also added several podium placements during this time gaining even a bigger advantage in the overall standings, more points than the 2nd and 3rd combined. On 24 February she won the 2nd super combined of the season in Meribel, France thus securing the overall World Cup title nine races before the end of the season.[5] Despite she won the season's most points in Super Combined standings, crystal globe for this discipline is not anymore awarded.[6]

Alpine Ski World Championships 2013

She came to the 2013 World Championships in Schladming, Austria as a favorite and not suprisingly so, at the time the championship started she was the leader in the 2013 World Cup rankings in 3 out of 5 disciplines, Giant Slalom, Super-G and Super Combined, 2nd in Slalom and 3rd in Downhill. Several former alpine skiers including Hermann Maier stated that she is capable of winning a medal in every single discipline. In the first race Maze already won the gold medal in the Super-G and then 3 days later won the silver medal in the combined. She then finished 7th in the downhill and won another silver medal in the giant slalom. She complained about having some muscle discomfort in the downhill and giant slalom but none the less she won 3 medals out of the first 4 races. She then finished 5th in the slalom.

World Cup results

Season standings

Place (points)

Season Overall SL GS SG DH Combined
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 (TBD) TBD 1 (TBD) TBD TBD 1 (200)[A]

Race victories

Tina Maze with silver medal
at 2010 Olympics
Season Date Location Discipline
2003 26 October 2002 Austria Sölden, Austria Giant slalom
2005 22 December 2004 Switzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland Giant slalom
8 January 2005 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy Giant slalom
22 January 2005 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Giant slalom
2006 22 October 2005 Austria Sölden, Austria Giant slalom
2008 2 February 2008 Switzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland Downhill
2009 10 January 2009 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Giant slalom
14 March 2009 Sweden Åre, Sweden Giant slalom
2010 11 March 2010 Germany Garmisch, Germany Giant slalom
2011 4 March 2011 Italy Tarvisio, Italy Super combined
18 March 2011 Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland Slalom
2013 27 October 2012 Austria Sölden, Austria Giant slalom
24 November 2012 United States Aspen, USA Giant slalom
7 December 2012 Switzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland Super combined
9 December 2012 Giant slalom
16 December 2012 France Courchevel, France Giant slalom
13 January 2013 Austria St. Anton, Austria Super-G
27 January 2013 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Slalom
24 February 2013 France Meribel, France Super combined

Personal life

When not competing or training abroad, Maze lives in Črna na Koroškem. She is in a relationship with her current Italian coach, Andrea Massi.[7] Massi is 16 years older than her and comes from Gorizia, a town on the border between Slovenia and Italy. He is a citizen of Italy, and speaks fluent Italian and Slovenian.[8]

Music

Maze in January 2011

While in primary school, in addition to skiing, Maze also played the piano.[9] During preparations for the 2013 season she recorded her first song "My Way Is My Decision".[10] She also blogged about the story of her trip into music.[11][12] The news of Maze becoming a "popstar" or "rockstar" was a celebrity news in her country,[13][14][15][16] and she received some attention in the foreign media, too.[17][18][19]

The song "My Way Is My Decision" was produced by Raay, one of the top Slovenian producers, and the music written by Matjaž Jelen & Raay, with lyrics by Charlie Mason & Leon Oblak.[20] It's a modern mainstream radio-friendly up-tempo song with a hint of rock. The song has become very popular at once. It was released on 26 October, the day before the first race in Sölden. The music video has become the most viewed new video on Youtube by a Slovenian musical artist as it reached over 400,000 views in less than 3 days, which is Slovenia's fastest growing video in the music business.[20]

References

  1. ^ Tina Maze at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  2. ^ "S kiing: Maze Takes G-Slalom Gold (I)". STA. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  3. ^ Ž. K., M. R. (24 February 2013). "Mazejeva osvojila veliki kristalni globus!" (in Slovene). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 24 February 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ^ "Two Times Silver Tina Maze Arrives Home". dax-photo.com. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  5. ^ http://www.rtvslo.si/sport/zimski-sporti/mazejeva-osvojila-veliki-kristalni-globus/303097
  6. ^ "In favor of super combined (crystal globe not awarded), stepping back only in slalom". fisalpine.com. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Tina Maze in Andrea Massi: Zmagoslavni poljub" (in Slovene). 5 March 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ^ "Tina Maze in Andrea Massi ramišljata o družini" (in Slovene). dax-photo.com. 29 March 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ^ "About Tina Maze" (in Slovenian and English). tinamaze.com. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Text "urlhttp://www.tinamaze.com/" ignored (help)
  10. ^ "Tina Maze: My Way Is My Decision (Official Music Video)". Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Tina's blog about her recording song My Way Is My Decision". Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  12. ^ "Tina's homepage". Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  13. ^ "First news about Tina's music trip" (in Slovene). 24ur.com. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  14. ^ "Premiere of Music Video for My Way Is My Decision" (in Slovene). 24ur.com. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  15. ^ "News about Tina recording song on national tv's web portal" (in Slovene). rtvslo.si. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  16. ^ "Music Video release on national's TV web-portal" (in Slovene). rtvslo.si. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  17. ^ "News about Tina's music video in Bulgaria" (in Bulgarian). ski.bg. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  18. ^ "Tina Maze is now Rockstar" (in German). blick.ch. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  19. ^ "Tina Maze will be singer news" (in German). bil.de. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  20. ^ a b "Pol milijona ogledov spota Mazejeve na YouTubu" (in Slovenian). rtvslo.si. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
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