‘It feels like a fairy tale’: American Paula Moltzan wins first World Cup race by 0.01sec
Summary
Paula Moltzan, an American skier, won her first Alpine skiing World Cup race by a very small margin of 0.01 seconds in a giant slalom event in Austria. At 32 years old, she became the oldest woman to win her first World Cup race, moving up from fifth place after the first run to first overall.Key Facts
- Paula Moltzan won the giant slalom race at Sölden, Austria, with a total time of 2 minutes 14.82 seconds.
- She beat Lara Colturi from Albania by just 0.01 seconds.
- Moltzan was fifth after the first run but had the fastest second run to win the race.
- German skier Emma Aicher finished third, 0.52 seconds behind Moltzan.
- Moltzan debuted in the World Cup in 2012 and was dropped from the US ski team ten years ago.
- She changed ski equipment in May, switching to Austrian brand Van Deer–Red Bull Sports.
- Moltzan supports expanding fertility treatment coverage for US Olympic athletes and races with a special floral uterus design on her helmet to promote this cause.
- Other American skiers finished inside the top 20, including Mikaela Shiffrin, who led after the first run but finished seventh.
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