‘Like a fairy tale’: USA’s Paula Moltzan becomes oldest first-time World Cup winner by 0.01sec

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According to The Guardian’s source item, ‘Like a fairy tale’: USA’s Paula Moltzan becomes oldest first-time World Cup winner 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 her Italian-born Albanian rival, who finished in 2min 14.83sec. Germany’s Emma Aicher completed the podium, 0.52sec behind the Minnesota native. Continue reading…

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