when she scored a record points total to claim the FIS large crystal globe Slovenia’s Tina Maze underlined her status with two golds at Sochi 2014 with a total of four Olympic medals and four world titles to her name Tina Maze has been starring on the international scene since the age of 16 first as a giant slalom specialist and then as a multi-talented skier capable of shining in both the technical and speed events At Vancouver 2010 she achieved what were then her country’s best ever results in the Olympic Winter Games winning silver in both the super-G and giant slalom events A year later she skied to victory in the giant slalom in Garmisch-Partenkirchen to win Slovenia’s first ever world title Between November 2012 and March 2013 the Slovenian star went on a record-breaking run in the FIS World Cup becoming a member of the highly select club of all-event winners that also features Petra Kronberger What was unique about Maze’s entry to this elite group was that she achieved it across a single winter one in which she scored 11 victories and 24 podium finishes to top the FIS World Cup standings with 2,414 points the highest total ever attained by any skier During the course of her phenomenal season Maze also won the 2013 world super-G title in Schladming and went on to collect silver medals in the giant slalom and super combined Deciding to devote her attention to Sochi 2014 Maze let her rivals fight it out for that season’s overall FIS World Cup crown before proving that she had got her priorities just right when the Games came around In the downhill she produced a masterful run to tie with Switzerland’s Dominique Gisin for a unique shared gold medal she secured her status as Sochi 2014’s queen of the slopes by edging out Austria’s Anna Fenninger by 0.07 seconds in the giant slalom a triumph founded on her forceful first run Posting a photo of herself in a T-shirt bearing the legend “Keep calm coz I’m the Queen,” Maze wrote on her blog at the end of the 2013/14 campaign: “It was not perfect But behind me I see two gold medals won in Sochi in 2015 she won one of the few major titles still missing from her career honours the world downhill title at Vail/Beaver Creek (USA) where she also won combined gold taking her world championship medal haul to nine having taken her tally of World Cup victories across all disciplines to 26 (14 in giant slalom which had yielded one large crystal globe and two small ones (in the Super-G and giant in 2013) the four-time Olympic medallist decided to take time out to focus on her studies Maze revealed that she no longer had the motivation or the energy to carry on and announced that she was hanging up her skis for good She went on to become an ambassador for the Slovenian Tourist Board and a number of brands but keen to maintain a foothold in skiing she also accepted a position as a commentator for a European sports channel bringing to the role the same enthusiasm she displayed during 15 years competing on the world’s slopes Severe flooding in the mountainous European nation of Slovenia late last week and on the weekend that caused widespread destruction and claimed at least four lives amounted to "the greatest damages by natural disasters in the history of independent Slovenia" its prime minister said as he called on the European Union for help Robert Golob said extremely heavy rain that fell mainly on Thursday evening and Saturday on soil that had been hardened by weeks of drought led to massive runoff and floods that caused at least 500 million euros ($550 million) of damage; with homes and bridges swept aside in the worst-hit areas The Associated Press news agency said the flooding also left some parts of the country without a supply of drinking water The floods triggered the evacuation of thousands of people and the mobilization of the country's army as part of the relief effort Golob said the flooding hit two-thirds of the nation of 2 million and followed what Slovenia's weather service said was a month of rain falling in 24 hours the president of the European Union's executive immediately signaled in a post on the X social media platform that the bloc will do all it can to help the member-nation "Heartbreaking to follow the devastation caused by colossal floods in Slovenia," she wrote "The EU is by the side of the Slovenian people the EU's commissioner for crisis management who is Slovenian and who is already in the country will liaise directly with the Slovenian government Slovenia said it has asked the bloc for heavy machinery and engineering units The Financial Times newspaper said Slovenia has also called on the NATO military alliance to help it deal with the aftermath of the floods It said the nation is understood to have specifically requested NATO's Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre helps with the provision of helicopters Experts said the extreme weather that hit Slovenia and that has damaged other nations in recent weeks has been partly caused by climate change — with some areas of Europe battling record heat and drought while others have been hit by torrential rain with people forced to leave their homes in the nation's southern Carinthia province as a result And several people were killed in a rain-triggered landslide in northwestern Georgia on Thursday told NBC News: "Sixteen bodies have been found in the disaster area This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page which is said to be the longest continuous adrenaline descent in Europe will be opened in Črna na Koroškem on July 4 Descent on the steel cable Olimpline which opens July 4 at 11:00 a.m in the center of Črna na Carinthia will run from Navrška vrh above Črna down towards the Črnjan ski resort and the landing platform will be near the Kogelnik farm you will be the highest above the ground 206 meters You will be able to reach the starting point of the adrenaline descent brought and in Črna they will encourage the most hiking and cycling similarly if you access the zipline from another point The Olimpline steel house (zipline) is part of the joint cross-border project Natural-geological playground Peca with the acronym Nature Game designed under the strategy of Geopark Karavanka The main purpose of the project is to upgrade the network of existing excursion points and connect them into a common tourist product that will presented the natural diversity of the area of the cross-border Geopark Karavanka in the form of a game From 2004 we research urban trends and inform our community of followers about the latest in lifestyle From year 2023 we offer content in major global languages From 2004 we research urban trends and inform our community of followers daily about the latest in lifestyle style and products that inspire with passion we offer content in major global languages This webpage uses Cookies and JavaScript in order to work properly We strongly recommend to enable those technologies in yur browser In case of wrongly displayed content you can request necessary information at e-mail address wwwadmin@mzv.cz The first bridge was opened on 11 September 2023 in the village of Črna na Koroškem It was named after the Slavic god Radegast the President of the National Assembly attended the opening of the bridge The second bridge was opened on 13 September 2023 in the village of Mežica and was named after the Slavic goddess Vesna After the agreement of the Ambassador of the Czech Republic and the Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Commission The third bridge was opened on 20 September 2023 in the municipality of Ljubno ob Savinja and was named after the god Perun in the presence of the leadership of the surrounding municipalities and representatives of the Slovenian state administration The material from which the temporary bridges were constructed was transported to Slovenia by members of the Fire Rescue Corps of the Czech Republic The actual construction was carried out by members of the 152nd Engineer Battalion from the 15th Engineer Regiment of the Army of the Czech Republic from Bechyně At the end of the demanding engineering project the Slovenian army organised an excursion for the participating Czech soldiers as an appreciation for their efforts and dedication The main stop was the Park of Military History Pivka which also cooperates closely with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ljubljana the group explored all the current museum collections and exhibitions the Czech soldiers congratulated the Park of Military History for its successful work in preserving and presenting the rich collection of military technical monuments and for the correct presentation of the military-historical content The Pivka Park is pleased and proud to host a unit of the Czech army that participated in the removal of the devastating consequences of the floods The park management expressed sincere thanks to the participating members of the Czech Army for their contribution More information about the visit can be found here At the links below you can see the results of the cooperation between the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ljubljana and the Park of Military History Pivka Meeting of NATO Ambassadors in the Park of Military History Exhibition Czech footprints in Slovenia in the Park of Military History Czechia to Send New Ambassador to Lebanon "Czech Support to Ukraine Will Continue," Minister Lipavský Assured Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha World Press Freedom Day 2025 New Ambassadors to Jordan and Ukraine Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker