Paula Moltzan
Moltzan in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1994-04-07) April 7, 1994 (age 30) Lakeville, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier ♀ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | University of Vermont | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | November 25, 2012 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 1 – (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 – (2015, 2019–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 11 – (2013–2016, 2018–2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 3 – (2 SL, 1 PG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (15th in 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (7th in SL, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paula Moltzan (born April 7, 1994) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in slalom.
Biography
Born to Robyn and Mark Moltzan and from Minnesota, Moltzan began racing at Buck Hill, south of Minneapolis. She competed at the World Championships in 2015 at Beaver Creek, finishing twentieth in the slalom.[1] A month later she won gold in the slalom at the Junior World Championships at Hafjell, Norway.
Moltzan raced collegiately for the University of Vermont in Burlington and won the NCAA title in slalom in 2017 at Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire. She rejoined the World Cup circuit for the 2018–19 season and finished eighteenth in slalom at the World Championships in 2019.
At the 2022 Winter Olympics,[2] Moltzan was eighth in the slalom, twelfth in the giant slalom, and fourth in the team event.
Her biggest influences are her cousin Allen and her uncle Scott.
World Cup results
Season standings
Season | ||||||||
Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
2015 | 20 | no World Cup points | ||||||
2016 | 21 | 118 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
2017 | 22 | Collegiate racing | ||||||
2018 | 23 | |||||||
2019 | 24 | 70 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
2020 | 25 | 102 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
2021 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 27 | — | — | — | 2 |
2022 | 27 | 39 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | |
2023 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | |
2024 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 11 | — | — |
Top five finishes
Season | ||||
Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
2021 | 26 Nov 2020 | Lech/Zürs, Austria | Parallel-G | 2nd |
13 Mar 2021 | Åre, Sweden | Slalom | 5th | |
2023 | 11 Dec 2022 | Sestriere, Italy | Slalom | 5th |
29 Dec 2022 | Semmering, Austria | Slalom | 2nd | |
10 Jan 2023 | Flachau, Austria | Slalom | 5th | |
28 Jan 2023 | Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic | Slalom | 5th | |
11 Mar 2023 | Åre, Sweden | Slalom | 4th | |
2024 | 21 Dec 2023 | Courchevel, France | Slalom | 5th |
7 Jan 2024 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom | 5th | |
11 Feb 2024 | Soldeu, Andorra | Slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results
Year | ||||||||
Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | Team event | |
2015 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2017 | 22 | |||||||
2019 | 24 | 18 | DNS2 | — | — | — | — | — |
2021 | 26 | DNF1 | DNF1 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 |
2023 | 28 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Olympic results
Year | |||||||
Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team Event | |
2022 | 27 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 |
References
External links
- Paula Moltzan at FIS (alpine)
- Paula Moltzan at Olympedia
- Paula Moltzan at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Paula Moltzan at U.S. Ski Team
- Paula Moltzan at University of Vermont Athletics
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- 2005: (Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer, Andreas Ertl, Martina Ertl, Florian Eckert, Hilde Gerg, Felix Neureuther)
- 2007: (Renate Götschl, Michaela Kirchgasser, Marlies Schild, Mario Matt, Fritz Strobl, Benjamin Raich)
- 2009: 0000Not contested
- 2011: (Taïna Barioz, Anémone Marmottan, Tessa Worley, Thomas Fanara, Cyprien Richard, Gauthier de Tessières)
- 2013: (Nicole Hosp, Michaela Kirchgasser, Carmen Thalmann, Marcel Hirscher, Marcel Mathis, Philipp Schörghofer)
- 2015: (Eva-Maria Brem, Marcel Hirscher, Nicole Hosp, Michaela Kirchgasser, Christoph Nösig, Philipp Schörghofer)
- 2017: (Adeline Baud Mugnier, Nastasia Noens, Tessa Worley, Mathieu Faivre, Julien Lizeroux, Alexis Pinturault)
- 2019: (Aline Danioth, Andrea Ellenberger, Wendy Holdener, Sandro Simonet, Daniel Yule, Ramon Zenhäusern)
- 2021: (Sebastian Foss-Solevåg, Kristin Lysdahl, Kristina Riis-Johannessen, Fabian Wilkens Solheim, Thea Louise Stjernesund)
- 2023: (Tommy Ford, Katie Hensien, Paula Moltzan, Nina O'Brien, River Radamus, Luke Winters)