Moltzan Upstages Shiffrin to Win Season-Opening World Cup Giant Slalom
Moltzan held off Lara Colturi by 0.01 seconds after two runs, while Mikaela Shiffrin faded to seventh.
- On Saturday, American Paula Moltzan won the season-opening World Cup giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, with a combined time of 2:14.82, defeating Lara Colturi by 0.01 seconds for her first career victory.
- Mikaela Shiffrin led after the first run but finished seventh on the Rettenbach glacier; the 31-year-old, chasing a record-extending 111th World Cup win, has called this an "exploration season" focused on giant slalom.
- Moltzan's victory, her 11th career podium at age 32, marks the first women's World Cup win for Van Deer skis, founded by retired eight-time overall champion Marcel Hirscher, with Germany's Emma Aicher third.
- Slovakian Petra Vlhova returned to World Cup competition on Saturday, placing 23rd after recovering from an injury sustained in January 2024, rejoining the circuit as the season opened.
- The men's circuit begins its season on Sunday with a giant slalom in Sölden, with organizers hoping the men's field can match the tight margins displayed during the women's opener on the glacier.
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Paula Moltzan took her first World Cup victory of her career when she won the alpine season premiere in Sölden.
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Moltzan wins World Cup race for 1st time, Shiffrin finishes giant slalom in 7th as ski season starts
American Paula Moltzan breaks through with her first career World Cup win and Mikaela Shiffrin finishes the women’s giant slalom in seventh as the Alpine ski racing season opened on Saturday. Shiffrin led after the first run in Sölden, Austria,…
Alpine skiing-US veteran Moltzan opens World Cup season with first career win - Regional Media News
SOELDEN, Austria, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Paula Moltzan started the World Cup Alpine ski season with a first career victory at the age of 32 on Saturday after US teammate Mikaela Shiffrin blew a giant slalom first-leg lead and finished seventh in the Austrian resort [...]
The Alpine Skiing World Cup season kicked off in Sölden, Austria, on Saturday, with American Paula Moltzan claiming her first career victory at the opening stage.
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