Maze was 6th overall with 76 points and is the only female athlete besides cross-country skier Marit Björgen of Norway to make the top 10.

The voting conducted by the Polish Press Agency (PAP) among 21 European press agencies saw formula one racer Sebastian Vettel of Germany win the first place with 166 points.

* Results of voting, top 10:

 1 Sebastian Vettel (Germany, formula one)           166 points
 2 Rafael Nadal (Spain, tennis)                                 127
 3 Mohamed Farah (United Kingdom, athletics)     87
 4 Christiano Ronaldo (Portugal, football)                84
 5 Franck Ribery (France, football)                             82
 6 Tina Maze (Slovenia, Alpine skiing)                      76
 7 Christiopher Froome (United Kingdom, cycling) 58
 8 Novak Đoković (Serbia, tennis)                               50
 9 Tony Parker (France, basketball)                            45
10 Marit Björgen (Norway, cross-country skiing)      34