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And Tina Maze,
the best Slovenian skier of all time

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Sport is a Slovenian passion,

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our commitment
and our way to the top.

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I'm Tina Maze and I invite you
to experience our sporting Slovenia.

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Our country boasts mountains,
hills, plains, valleys and the sea,

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so it's perfect
for fresh air activities.

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Slovenians have sport
in our DNA.

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As much as 70% of Slovenians
are recreational athletes,

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half of those work out
two and a half hours a week.

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My career has ended, but I still do
a lot of running, cycling, skiing.

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In Slovenia, weekends are usually
reserved for outdoor activities.

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We have more than 10,000 marked
and maintained hiking trails.

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We love sport so much we celebrate
the Day of Slovenian Sport.

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I'm from Črna na Koroškem,

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a small town
in the north of Slovenia.

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It has 3,000 inhabitants,

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and seven of us are Olympians.

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How many would there be
if this was a town of millions?

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Medals, here we come!

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This is my first ski slope
in my home town.

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It's our custom
to start sport at home,

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and continue it
in kindergarten and school.

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Many children attend ski
and swimming courses.

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Tina, Tina!

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Tina, Tina!

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Tina, Tina!

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We're a nation
of two million people,

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but we qualify for the biggest
sporting competitions

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and fight for the top places.

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We have volleyball, handball,
football, hockey

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and an excellent men's
basketball team.

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In 2017, they won
the title of European Champions

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with their combativeness
and unity.

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The list of world-renowned
Slovenian athletes is endless.

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What a sporting spirit,
what energy! Yes!

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Slovenian paralympic athletes rank
high in many disciplines as well.

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We've won a lot of victories
at home, including in Planica.

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The biggest shift in the mindset
that man can fly on skis

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is probably due
to the valley below the Ponce,

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where the first ski jump
was built back in 1934.

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Today, Planica is famous
for world ski flying competitions

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and is one of the most modern
sustainable nordic centres in Europe.

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Here you can go
cross-country skiing, train curling

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or try out adrenaline sports.

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Thanks to all these
excellent conditions,

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the biggest sporting superpowers
come here to train and compete.

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The resounding successes
of our athletes

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are part of the world's
sporting history.

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We're wholeheartedly cheering for
our champions at home and abroad.

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I would do it all again,

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I'm proud to have competed
under the Slovenian flag.