Pop violinist Vanessa-Mae completed Tuesday's first run with the slowest time of the 74 skiers who finished Winter Olympic giant slalom.
Nearly upright for most of the rainy course before crouching into the tuck position for the final gates, the Thai racer finished in 1 minute, 44.86 seconds — 26.98 seconds behind leader Tina Maze of Slovenia.
She celebrated in the finish area, raising her arms and ski poles over her head.
Vanessa-Mae celebrates finishing her run in Sochi
After all, she did better than the 15 racers who did not finish their runs.
Vanessa-Mae was born in Singapore and raised in Britain, but is at the Olympics as one of two athletes on Thailand's team. She's competing as Vanessa Vanakorn, using the surname of her Thai father.
Vanessa-Mae's Olympic debut
Alpine Skiing - Winter Olympics Day 11(01 of32)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand reacts after a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Alpine Skiing - Winter Olympics Day 11(02 of32)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand reacts after a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Thailand's Vanessa Vanakorn gets ready to take the start of the Women's Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom Run 1 at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Thailand's Vanessa Vanakorn reacts after the Women's Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom Run 1 at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER KLEIN (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand reacts after a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand reacts after a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand reacts after a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Thailand's Vanessa Vanakorn competes during the Women's Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom Run 1 at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Thailand's Vanessa Vanakorn gets ready to take the start of the Women's Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom Run 1 at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand reacts after a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Thailand's Vanessa Vanakorn reacts after the Women's Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom Run 1 at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER KLEIN (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Thailand's Vanessa Vanakorn reacts after the Women's Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom Run 1 at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER KLEIN (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Alpine Skiing - Winter Olympics Day 11(13 of32)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand reacts after a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Thailand's Vanessa Vanakorn reacts after the Women's Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom Run 1 at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER KLEIN (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Thailand's Vanessa Vanakorn competes during the Women's Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom Run 1 at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN (Photo credit should read OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Thailand's Vanessa Vanakorn competes during the Women's Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom Run 1 at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN (Photo credit should read OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Thailand's Vanessa Vanakorn reacts after the Women's Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom Run 1 at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER KLEIN (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Thailand's Vanessa Vanakorn reacts after the Women's Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom Run 1 at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER KLEIN (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Alpine Skiing - Winter Olympics Day 11(19 of32)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand makes a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand reacts after a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand makes a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand reacts after a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand reacts after a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Thailand's Vanessa Vanakorn reacts after the Women's Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom Run 1 at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER KLEIN (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Thailand's Vanessa Vanakorn gets ready to take the start of the Women's Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom Run 1 at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Alpine Skiing - Winter Olympics Day 11(26 of32)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand prepares to make a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand reacts after a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand prepares to make a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Alpine Skiing - Winter Olympics Day 11(29 of32)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand prepares to make a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand prepares to make a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand prepares to make a run during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 18: Vanessa Vanakorn of Thailand competes during the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)