Tina Maze

**Tina Maze** (born 2 May 1983) be retired Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer.

## Career
Maze be de most successful Slovenian ski racer for history insyd plus career wey culminate plus two gold medals for de 2014 Winter Olympics. Na dem award am de title of de Slovenian Sportswoman of the Year insyd 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 den 2015, den plus ein four medals she be de most decorated Slovenian athlete for de Winter Olympics.

Maze start ein career as giant slalom specialist, buh later compete insyd all five alpine skiing disciplines. She be one of seven female racers wey win insyd all five World Cup disciplines den one of three make dem do so insyd single season. Maze be de 2014 Olympic champion insyd downhill den giant slalom den de 2015 world champion insyd downhill den combined. She sanso be de world champion insyd giant slalom insyd 2011 den super-G insyd 2013.

Maze win total of 26 World Cup races during ein career, wey she win de World Cup overall title insyd 2013. For dat season insyd, she win 11 races den tally record number of World Cup points – 2414, dey beat de previous record of Hermann Maier of 2000 points from de 2000 season. She sanso win de super-G den giant slalom titles, den fini first insyd de combined event (although na dem no award globe) wey she fini second insyd slalom den downhill. Maze sanso improve Maier ein previous record of podium finishes insyd single season (22) plus 24 podiums.

### Early years
Maze make ein World Cup debut for age 15 insyd Slovenia for January 1999 insyd, insyd giant slalom race for Maribor. During ein early World Cup seasons, Maze compete insyd slalom, giant slalom, den super-G, buh she score World Cup points per insyd de first two disciplines. For de 2001 World Championships, na Maze ein best result be 16th place insyd slalom. Insyd January 2002, Maze win ein first podium, second place insyd giant slalom for Maribor insyd. For de 2002 Winter Olympics insyd de United States, Maze fini twelfth insyd de giant slalom for ein Olympic debut for Park City, Utah.

### 2003–2004 seasons
For 26 October 2002, Maze win ein first World Cup race for de season opener insyd Sölden, Austria. She share de giant slalom win plus Nicole Hosp of Austria den Andrine Flemmen of Norway insyd de first-ever three-way tie insyd World Cup race. Maze fini de 2003 season for de 38th place insyd de overall standings plus 190 points, all insyd giant slalom. For de 2003 World Championships, she fini 5th insyd giant slalom.

Insyd de 2004 season, Maze score one podium, runner-up position insyd giant slalom, wey she fini 33rd insyd de overall standings plus 244 points. She score ein first points insyd super-G den start dey compete insyd downhill races.

### 2005–2008 seasons
Na de 2005 season be successful season give Maze as she win 3 giant slalom races wey she score two super-G podiums, both 3rd places. She fini de season 10th insyd de overall standings plus 650 points: 366 insyd giant slalom, wer na she fini fourth. For de 2005 World Championships Maze fini sixth insyd super-G den 10th insyd de combined.

### 2009–2010 seasons: De breakthru
Dey follow de declining results insyd de 2007 den 2008 seasons, Maze decide make she break plus de national ski team wey she found ein personal "Team to aMAZE" plus ein coach den partner Andrea Massi. Dis move turn out make e be decisive step insyd Maze ein career as ein results begin dey improve significantly. Insyd de 2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup, Maze score two wins, both insyd giant slalom, insyd Maribor, Slovenia, den insyd Åre, Sweden. She sanso win three more podiums, dey fini second insyd downhill wey na she be third twice insyd super-G. For de 2009 World Championships insyd Val-d'Isère, France, Maze win silver medal insyd giant slalom, ein first medal insyd "big competition." Insyd dat race, na she be 15th per after de first run buh she excel insyd de second, "because she was angry." Insyd addition to de silver medal, Maze fini 14th insyd de downhill den fifth insyd de super-G. Maze conclude de 2009 season sixth insyd de overall standings plus 852 points, ein best result to dat date. She sanso fini third insyd de giant slalom standings.

### 2011–2012 seasons
Maze begin de 2011 season strong plus several good results den podiums. Dat season, she win de first races insyd ein career insyd super combined (Tarvisio, Italy) den slalom (Lenzerheide, Switzerland). She fini for podium six more times. Maze fini de 2011 season third insyd de overall standings plus 1139 points.

For de 2011 World Championships insyd Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Maze win de silver medal insyd de super combined den de gold medal insyd de giant slalom. She fini 5th insyd de slalom den downhill, den 11th insyd de super-G.

Na de 2012 season be very interesting one as Maze get no victories buh she get ten podium finishes. She fini de season second insyd de overall standings plus 1402 points, behind Lindsey Vonn of United States.

### 2013: De record breaking season
Maze start de 2013 season plus win insyd giant slalom insyd Sölden, Austria. She then win de 2nd giant slalom insyd Aspen, United States, follow by two wins insyd St.Moritz, Switzerland, both insyd giant slalom den super combined. She then win again insyd giant slalom insyd Courchevel, France make am 4 wins out of de first 4 races insyd dis discipline. She collect 11 podiums till de New Year, plus five wins, two 2nd den four 3rd places, dey gain sizable lead insyd de overall standings. She sanso break de records for most points insyd calendar year (2,180) den most podiums (19) insyd calendar year. Ein first victory insyd super-G for 13 January 2013 insyd St. Anton make ein member of de small group of all-event winners insyd alpine skiing.

### 2014 season
Maze start de 2014 season less successfully, plus one victory den three more podiums before de Winter Olympics insyd February. De decline for results na dem attribute partially to de change of de coach from de previous season, when Walter Ronconi replace Livio Magoni. Insyd January 2014, na Mauro Pini replace Ronconi, wey, according to Maze ein team, bring positive change to de team. Dey follow de Olympics, Maze win two more podiums, two third places. For de end of de season, na she completely exhaust den fini de last races plus difficulties, she fulfil ein goals plus two Olympic gold medals. She win third place insyd de downhill standings wey she fini 4th overall.

### 2015 season
Na de start of de 2015 season be stronger dan de previous year give Maze. She win three races den four additional podiums, Maze cam to de 2015 World Championships insyd Vail / Beaver Creek, Colorado, United States, as de overall World Cup leader wey na she be, as insyd 2013, dem see am as potential candidate make she win medal insyd all five disciplines. She take silver insyd de super-G race, dem continue plus wey she win gold both insyd downhill den super-combined wey she then fini 5th insyd giant slalom den 8th insyd slalom, what na be ein her best overall performance at World Championships.

### Retirement
Insyd May 2015, Maze announce dat she go take a break from de sport for a year, she no compete insyd de 2015–16 season wey na she focus for ein studies top instead. For 20 October 2016 insyd Sölden, Maze announce ein retirement from competitive skiing. She officially conclude ein career for 7 January 2017 at de giant slalom race insyd Maribor, at de venue wer na she make ein World Cup debut insyd 1999.

## World Cup results

### Season titles
4 titles (1 overall, 1 giant slalom, 1 super-G, 1 super-combined)

### Season standings
Place (points)

### Race victories

* 26 wins – (4 DH, 1 SG, 14 GS, 4 SL, 3 SC)
* 81 podiums – (11 DH, 17 SG, 28 GS, 17 SL, 6 SC, 2 PSL)

## Olympic results

## World Championship results

## Ein life matter
Wen she no dey compete anaa dey train abroad, Maze dey live insyd Črna na Koroškem. She dey insyd relationship plus Andrea Massi, wey sanso be de head of Maze ein team. Insyd November 2017, dem announce dem dey expect kiddie togeda. She give birth to girlie insyd February 2018.

Insyd 2012, Maze record pop-rock single *My Way Is My Decision*, Raay produce am.

During de year-long break from competing, Maze conclude ein studies for de Faculty of Education, University of Maribor, she obtain elementary school teacher degree.

## Awards

* **<sup>A</sup>** Crystal globes insyd combined na dem no officially award am give 2013 season. However, athletes still get dema medals.

## References


## 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 de Wayback Machine (archived 3 December 2016)
* Official website *(insyd Slovene, Italian, den English)*