Mateja Svet

Mateja Svet ; born 16 August 1968) is a Slovenian former alpine skier, who competed for Yugoslavia from 1984 to 1990.

Biography Svet was born in Ljubljana, Socialist Republic of Slovenia, Yugoslavia. Making her first appearance in the 1983/1984 season, she won the first Yugoslav female skiing victory in February 1986.

Svet 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 medalist Christelle Guignard was disqualified due to doping, Svet also won bronze medal in giant slalom. In her rather short career – she quit at the age of 21 due to disagreements with the Ski Association of Yugoslavia – she achieved seven World Cup victories, 22 World Cup podiums and 54 World Cup top tens. From 1985 until 1990 she qualified no lower than 7th in the overall World Cup standings.

World Cup results Season titles

Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1984 15 86 40 — notawarded(w/ GS) — — 1985 16 31 30 18 — — 1986 17 7 9 3 16 — 30 1987 18 7 9 6 11 — — 1988 19 6 8 1 10 — — 1989 20 6 8 2 — — 13 1990 21 7 12 2 — — —

Race podiums 7 wins (6 GS, 1 SL) 22 podiums (14 GS, 5 SL, 3 SG) Season Date Location Discipline Position 1985 13 March 1985 Lake Placid, United States Giant slalom 2nd 1986 7 December 1985 Sestriere, Italy Super-G 3rd 26 January 1986 Saint-Gervais, France Slalom 3rd 5 February 1986 Val Zoldana, Italy Giant slalom 2nd 8 February 1986 Vysoke Tatry, Czechoslovakia Giant slalom 1st 22 March 1986 Bromont, Canada Giant slalom 1st 1987 29 November 1986 Park City, United States Giant slalom 2nd 5 January 1987 Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria Giant slalom 2nd 6 January 1987 Super-G 3rd 11 January 1987 Mellau, Austria Slalom 2nd 1988 26 November 1987 Sestriere, Italy Slalom 2nd 28 November 1987 Super-G 2nd 30 January 1988 Kranjska Gora, Yugoslavia Giant slalom 1st 31 January 1988 Slalom 1st 23 March 1988 Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria Giant slalom 1st 1989 18 December 1988 Val Zoldana, Italy Giant slalom 2nd 8 January 1989 Mellau, Austria Slalom 2nd 4 March 1989 Furano, Japan Giant slalom 2nd 8 March 1989 Shigakogen, Japan Giant slalom 2nd 1990 20 January 1990 Maribor, Yugoslavia Giant slalom 1st 5 February 1990 Veysonnaz, Switzerland Giant slalom 1st 14 March 1990 Klövsjö, Sweden Giant slalom 3rd

Olympic Games results Season Age Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1984 15 15 — not run — not run 1988 19 2 4 — — —

World Championships results Season Age Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1985 16 — 13 not run — — 1987 18 3 2 3 — — 1989 20 1 3 — — 4