Tina Maze (Slovene: [ˈtiːna ˈmaːzɛ]; born 2 May 1983) is a retired Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer.

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

Maze made her World Cup debut at age 15 in Slovenia in January 1999, in a giant slalom race at Maribor.

She shared the giant slalom win with Nicole Hosp of Austria and Andrine Flemmen of Norway in the first-ever a three-way tie in a World Cup race.

[9] In the 2004 season, Maze scored one podium, a runner-up position in giant slalom, and finished 33rd in the overall standings with 244 points.

In the 2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup, Maze scored two wins, both in giant slalom, in Maribor, Slovenia, and in Åre, Sweden.

[9] Maze was the flag bearer for Slovenia at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

That season, she won the first races in her career in super combined (Tarvisio, Italy) and slalom (Lenzerheide, Switzerland).

Her first victory in super-G on 13 January 2013 in St. Anton made her a member of the small group of all-event winners in alpine skiing.

[9] 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 the last race, a giant slalom on 17 March, she gained her eleventh victory of the season and finished with a record 2,414 points.

She is also the only woman to remain at the top of the overall ranking throughout the season – a feature only achieved at men's Cup by Bode Miller.

The decline in results was partially attributed to the change of the coach from the previous season, when Walter Ronconi replaced Livio Magoni.

At the end of the season, she was completely exhausted and finished the last races with difficulties, having fulfilled her goals with two Olympic gold medals.

[9] At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Maze finished fourth in the super combined at Rosa Khutor.

[9] 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.

[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] [9] 4 titles (1 overall, 1 giant slalom, 1 super-G, 1 super-combined) Place (points) When not competing or training abroad, Maze lives in Črna na Koroškem.

[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.