Mateja Svet

is Slovenia's most successful female alpine skier.

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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 quit by the 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.

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This is a list of all her World Cup victories:

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Ski discipline

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Ski resort

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1985/86

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February 8 1986

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giant slalom

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Jasn?

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Slovakia

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1985/86

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March 22 1986

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giant slalom

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Bromont

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Canada

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1987/88

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January 30 1988

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giant slalom

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Kranjska Gora (race moved from Maribor)

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Slovenia

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1987/88

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January 31 1988

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slalom

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Kranjska Gora (race moved from Maribor)

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Slovenia

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1987/88

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March 3 1988

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giant slalom

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Saalbach

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Austria

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1989/90

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January 20 1990

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giant slalom

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Maribor

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1989/90

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February 5 1990

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giant slalom

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Veysonnaz

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Switzerland

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