Tina Maze claimed her second gold medal at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games as she overcame the slushy course and a strong field to win the women's giant slalom on Tuesday.

Maze, the winner of the women's downhill, finished in two minutes 36.87 seconds, ahead of Anna Fenninger of Austria.

Defending champion Viktoria Rebensburg from Germany came in third.

Vanakorn, one of the most famous violinists in the world, finished last in the 67th place, well behind Chinese Xia Lina and a massive 50.10 seconds behind the winner.

"I have dreamed about a day like this, even though it is raining. I feel a little wet but that is fine - I win the race," said Maze.

"I knew it wouldn't be easy in GS. We had two weeks of sun and I knew it couldn't hold on. Even though it's not perfect weather it was perfect racing."

Vanakorn, Thailand's first ever female skier at the Olympics, was joyful despite timing 3:26.97 for two runs.

Twenty-two skiers failed to complete two runs.

"I expected to be last but at the end of the day the Olympics is a great opportunity," said Vanakorn after her first run.

"I nearly crashed three times, but I made it down and that was the main thing. Just the experience of being here is amazing. I was worried I was going to get lost (on the course), but I just about managed it."

"My main purpose of being here was to really have a good time, to improve my skiing in a very short amount of time," she added. Endi

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