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‘It feels like a fairy tale’: American Paula Moltzan wins first World Cup race by 0.01sec
American, 32, wins season-opening giant slalom
Moltzan edges Albania’s Lara Colturi by 0.01sec
Mikaela Shiffrin drops from first to seventh place
American Paula Moltzan became the oldest woman to claim her first Alpine skiing World Cup victory on Saturday, pipping Albania’s Lara Colturi by just one-hundredth of a second in a thrilling season-opening giant slalom at Sölden, Austria.
Moltzan, who was fifth after the opening run, produced a superb second descent to finish with a combined time of 2min 14.82sec, narrowly denying Colturi, who finished in 2min 14.83sec. Germany’s Emma Aicher completed the podium, 0.52sec behind the Minnesota native.
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Bryan Armen Graham · Sat, Oct 24, 2026, 6:07 AM
US news | The Guardian
American, 32, wins season-opening giant slalom
Moltzan edges Albania’s Lara Colturi by 0.01sec
Mikaela Shiffrin drops from first to seventh place
American Paula Moltzan became the oldest woman to claim her first Alpine skiing World Cup victory on Saturday, pipping Albania’s Lara Colturi by just one-hundredth of a second in a thrilling season-opening giant slalom at Sölden, Austria.
Moltzan, who was fifth after the opening run, produced a superb second descent to finish with a combined time of 2min 14.82sec, narrowly denying Colturi, who finished in 2min 14.83sec. Germany’s Emma Aicher completed the podium, 0.52sec behind the Minnesota native.
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