Maze, who took a commanding lead in the first run, eased to the top podium place in the second with a combined time 2:31.41.

She finished 0.41 seconds ahead of second-placed Kathrin Zettel of Austria. Another Austrian, Stefanie Köhle, was third, 1.71 seconds behind Maze.

Slovenia had another top-15 finisher, as Ana Drev took 13th place (+4.39), her third-best career finish.

American Lindsay Vonn, last year's winner of the overall World Cup standings and Maze's biggest competitor for this year's title, crashed out of the race in the second run.