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Mateja Svet

MatejaSvet.ogg is Slovenia's most successful female alpine skier.

Mateja Svet was born on August 16, 1968 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Debuting in 1983/1984 season, she won the first Slovenian and Yugoslav female skiing victory in 1986, she won the World Cup giant slalom title in the 1987/1988 season, won silver medal in giant slalom in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, won three medals in 1987 World Championship in Crans Montana (bronze in slalom and super G, silver in giant slalom) and two medals in 1989 World Championship in Vail - gold in slalom, later when the bronze Christelle Guignard was disqualified due to doping, also bronze in giant slalom. In her rather short career -- she quitted by age of 22 -- she won 7 World cup victories, 22 World cup podiums and 54 World cup top tens. From 1985 till 1990 she qualified no lower than 7th in the overall World cup position.

This is a list of all her World Cup victories:

Season Date Ski discipline Ski resort Country
1985/86 February 8 1986 giant slalom Jasná Slovakia
1985/86 March 22 1986 giant slalom Bromont Canada
1987/88 January 30 1988 giant slalom Kranjska Gora (race moved from Maribor) Slovenia
1987/88 January 31 1988 slalom Kranjska Gora (race moved from Maribor) Slovenia
1987/88 March 3 1988 giant slalom Saalbach Austria
1989/90 January 20 1990 giant slalom Maribor Slovenia
1989/90 February 5 1990 giant slalom Veysonnaz Switzerland

Last updated: 09-03-2005 18:37:12