Vanessa-Mae to ski for Thailand at Winter Olympics

Violinist makes the grade with last-ditch effort at Slovenian junior championship

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VIOLINIST Vanessa-Mae is set to ski for Thailand at next month's Winter Olympics after a "last-ditch" effort to meet the qualification standards in Slovenia, which saw her racing against a field of teenagers.

The 35-year-old musician was born in Singapore and grew up in London, but her father is from Thailand and she has been competing under his surname, Vanakorn. She is thought to have qualified after good performances in four giant slalom races in Slovenia over the weekend.

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