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Paula Moltzan sets women’s first-win age record with 0.01-second World Cup victory

American Paula Moltzan, 32, became the oldest woman to claim a first Alpine skiing World Cup victory, winning the season-opening giant slalom in Sölden, Austria. Fifth after the opening run, she delivered a strong second descent to finish in a combined 2 minutes 14.82 seconds, beating Albania’s Lara Colturi by 0.01 seconds.

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Paula Moltzan sets women’s first-win age record with 0.01-second World Cup victory
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    Germany’s Emma Aicher finished third, 0.52 seconds behind Moltzan.

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    Mikaela Shiffrin dropped from first place to seventh.

Why it matters

The season opener is notable because Moltzan set an age record for a woman’s first Alpine skiing World Cup victory.

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