Tina Maze

Tina Maze
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing Slovenia
Olympic Games
World Championships

Tina Maze
Tina Maze
	Tina Maze with 2010 Olympic silver medal
Full name	Tina Maze
Born	Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Ski club	CRN - SK Črna
World Cup career
Seasons	1999 - present
Podiums	26
Wins	10
	Updated on 2011-03-04.

Tina Maze (born May 2, 1983, in Slovenj Gradec)^[1] is a renowned Slovenian alpine ski racer. She is the current world champion in giant slalom.^[2]

Maze first competed in the 2001 World Championships at age 17 and in the 2002 Winter Olympics the following year. She started her career as a giant slalom specialist but later expanded and started competing in all disciplines. At the 2009 World Championships in Val d'Isère, France, Maze won the silver medal in the giant slalom. At the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany, Maze won the silver medal in the combined and the gold medal in the giant slalom. 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.^[3]

As of March 2011, Maze has 10 World Cup victories, 8 of which were in giant slalom. In February 2008, she won the first downhill in her career (also first Slovenian female downhill victory ever) in St. Moritz, Switzerland. In 2010, she was awarded the title of the best Slovenian female athlete of the year.

Personal life

Maze was born in Slovenj Gradec, present day Slovenia. When not competing or training abroad, Maze lives in Črna na Koroškem. She is romantically involved with her current Italian coach, Andrea Massi.^[4] Massi, who is 16 years older then her, comes from the border town of Gorizia and is a member of the Slovene minority in Italy.^[5]

World Cup victories

Individual races

10 race victories (1 Downhill, 8 Giant Slalom, 1 Combined)

Season	Date	Location	Race
2003	October 26, 2002	Sölden, Austria	Giant slalom
2005	December 22, 2004	St. Moritz, Switzerland	Giant slalom
	January 8, 2005	Santa Caterina, Italy	Giant slalom
	January 22, 2005	Maribor, Slovenia	Giant slalom
2006	October 22, 2005	Sölden, Austria	Giant slalom
2008	February 2, 2008	St. Moritz, Switzerland	Downhill
2009	January 10, 2009	Maribor, Slovenia	Giant slalom
2009	March 14, 2009	Åre, Sweden	Giant slalom
2010	March 11, 2010	Garmisch, Germany	Giant slalom
2011	March 4, 2011	Tarvisio, Italy	Super Combined