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Vanessa-Mae was taught the violin from the age of five. From the age of eight she spent half the day in school and the other half practising. By 12 she was recording and touring the world, and ...
Vanessa-Mae: How the violinist fiddled her way into skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The virtuoso violinist has been banned by the International Ski Federation for race-rigging ...
Despite finishing 67th in the giant slalom -- some 50.10 seconds behind winner Tina Maze -- Vanessa Mae was delighted to make her Olympic bow at Sochi.
Vanessa-Mae trained for six months, describing her decision to try for the Olympics as a “last-minute kind of thing.” She has been skiing since the age of four, ...
Musical maestro Vanessa Mae has had her name cleared of race-fixing allegations. The multi-million selling violin star has been awarded damages for defamation from the International Ski Federation ...
As a musician, Vanessa-Mae has parlayed her self-described blend of classical, pop and jazz violin into millions in record sales. As a skier competing under her father’s last name -- Vanakorn ...
Violinist Vanessa-Mae‘s four-year skiing ban for taking part in rigged qualifying races to reach the Sochi Olympics was overturned Friday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld her ...
Some stories are too odd to go away quietly. Vanessa-Mae, the British pop violinist who found herself in the midst of an international skiing controversy, has reportedly succeeded in getting ...
Violinist Vanessa-Mae‘s results to earn a berth at the Olympics were “fixed at the behest of Thai ski officials to meet her qualifying criteria for Sochi,” the president of the Slovenian Ski ...
OBERHOFEN, Switzerland -- Pop violinist Vanessa-Mae was banned from competitive skiing for four years on Tuesday for taking part in races that were fixed to allow her to qualify for the Winter ...
Vanessa-Mae made her eagerly awaited debut on the Olympic skiing stage here today, offering a performance which was tame, safe, a rare old struggle and very, very slow. Still, it was one which ...
Musical maestro Vanessa Mae has had her name cleared of race-fixing allegations. The multi-million selling violin star has been awarded damages for defamation from the International Ski Federation ...