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Tina Maze reflects on her season ahead of the Laureus Awards in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday.

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SOUNDBITE (English) Tina Maze, Slovenia, Sochi Olympic Champion, Alpine skiing

"Yes, it's an honour for me to be here and I am really proud to be selected for this nomination of Laureus Awards. Skiing is my life, maybe it is not so familiar to you here in China but in Europe, in Austria, in our region, it is really the number one sport. I am really honoured to be among the list of great athletes that have this career and be able to show and explain what the world of skiing is."

SOUNDBITE (English) Tina Maze, Slovenia, Sochi Olympic Champion, Alpine skiing

"Yeah, I hope there are more skiing (events) in China and I got really some invitation from different places to come back again, maybe here is the future so I am looking for that and see how skiing work in China."

SOUNDBITE (English) Tina Maze, Slovenia, Sochi Olympic Champion, Alpine skiing

"These losses are making you angry a little bit but if you know you did everything. You give everything. You don't feel anger about it. You feel pride. You feel happy. I was battling with great athletes. And pushing yourself. It feels good. It doesn't feel bad."