‘It feels like a fairy tale’: American Paula Moltzan wins first World Cup race by 0.01sec

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Source: The Guardian Sport · NewTimes editorial text based on the source feed.

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, edging 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.