Paula Moltzan

Paula Moltzan (born April 7, 1994) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in slalom.

Paula Moltzan
Moltzan in 2023
Personal information
Born (1994-04-07) April 7, 1994
Lakeville, Minnesota, U.S.
OccupationAlpine skier ♀
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom
ClubUniversity of Vermont
World Cup debutNovember 25, 2012 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2022)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (2015, 2019–2023)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 – (2013–2016, 2018–2024)
Wins0
Podiums3 – (2 SL, 1 PG)
Overall titles0 – (15th in 2023)
Discipline titles0 – (7th in SL, 2023)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing the
 United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 MéribelTeam event
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 HafjellSlalom

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
201520no World Cup points
20162111854—————
201722Collegiate racing
201823
2019247027—————
20202510237—————
202126211127———2
202227391922———
20232815711———
202429171211——

Top five finishes
  • 0 wins
  • 3 podiums – (2 SL, 1 PG), 27 top tens (16 SL, 10 GS, 1 PG)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2021 26 Nov 2020Austria Lech/Zürs, AustriaParallel-G2nd
13 Mar 2021Sweden Åre, SwedenSlalom5th
2023 11 Dec 2022Italy Sestriere, ItalySlalom5th
29 Dec 2022Austria Semmering, AustriaSlalom2nd
10 Jan 2023Austria Flachau, AustriaSlalom5th
28 Jan 2023Czech Republic Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech RepublicSlalom5th
11 Mar 2023Sweden Åre, SwedenSlalom4th
2024 21 Dec 2023France Courchevel, FranceSlalom5th
7 Jan 2024Slovenia Kranjska Gora, SloveniaSlalom5th
11 Feb 2024Andorra Soldeu, AndorraSlalom3rd

World Championship results
Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel Team
event
20152020——————
201722
20192418DNS2—————
202126DNF1DNF1———46
202328—DNF1————1

Olympic results
Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Team Event
202227812———4

References
  1. "Ladies' Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. OlympicTalk (2022-01-22). "Team USA athlete roster for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
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