Paula Moltzan
.jpg) Moltzan in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 7, 1994 Lakeville, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Skiing career | |
| Country | .png){kind=small} United States |
| Sport | Alpine skiing ♀ |
| Club | University of Vermont |
| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant slalom |
World Cup debut | November 25, 2012 (age 18) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2022, 2026) |
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 5 – (2015, 2019–2025) |
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 13 – (2013–2016, 2018–2026) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 10 – (4 SL, 5 GS, 1 PG) |
Overall titles | 0 – (6th in 2026) |
Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in PAR, 2021) |
Medal record | |
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Paula Moltzan (born April 7, 1994) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in slalom and giant 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.[2]
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,[3] 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.
At the 2025 World Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Moltzan placed fourth in three events (team event, team combined, slalom), and grabbed a bronze medal in the giant slalom, her first individual medal at a major event.[4]
At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Moltzan won a bronze medal skiing the slalom portion of the team combined with Jacqueline Wiles skiing the downhill.[5] She also placed eighth in the slalom and fifteenth in the giant slalom.[6]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | ||||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
| 2015 | 20 | No World Cup points | N/a | |||||
| 2016 | 21 | 118 | 54 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | 22 | Collegiate racing | ||||||
| 2018 | 23 | |||||||
| 2019 | 24 | 70 | 27 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 25 | 102 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 27 | — | — | N/a |  |
| 2022 | 27 | 39 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 11 | — | — | N/a | |
| 2024 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 11 | — | — | ||
| 2025 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | — | — | ||
| 2026 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | — | ||
Race podiums
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2021 | November 26, 2020 |  Lech/Zürs, Austria | Parallel-G | 2nd |
| 2023 | December 29, 2022 | Semmering, Austria | Slalom | 2nd |
| 2024 | February 11, 2024 |  Soldeu, Andorra | Slalom | 3rd |
| 2025 | January 21, 2025 |  Kronplatz, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| February 23, 2025 | Sestriere, Italy | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2026 | October 25, 2025 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| January 3, 2026 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| January 13, 2026 | Flachau, Austria | Slalom | 2nd | |
| January 24, 2026 |  Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| March 14, 2026 |  Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom | 2nd |
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined | Parallel | Team event | |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | N/a | N/a | — |
| 2019 | 24 | 18 | DNS2 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | 26 | DNF1 | DNF1 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 28 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 2025 | 30 | 4 | 3 | — | — | N/a | 4 | N/a | 4 |
Olympic results
| Year | ||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined |
Team event | |
| 2022 | 27 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | N/a | 4 |
| 2026 | 31 | 8 | 15 | — | — | N/a | 3 | N/a |
References
- ↑ "Ladies' Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Moltzan gold, Ginnis bronze at World Juniors slalom". Ski Racing Media. March 9, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
- ↑ OlympicTalk (January 22, 2022). "Team USA athlete roster for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ↑ "Paula Moltzan Athlete Biography". FIS. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
- ↑ Baldwin, Alan (February 10, 2026). "Two fourths make a third for US bronze medallists in women's team combined". Reuters. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Paula MOLTZAN". Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
External links
- Paula Moltzan at FIS (alpine)
- Paula Moltzan at U.S. Ski & Snowboard
- Paula Moltzan at Olympics.com
- Paula Moltzan at TeamUSA.com
- Paula Moltzan at Olympedia
- Paula Moltzan at InterSportStats
- Paula Moltzan at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Paula Moltzan at University of Vermont Athletics
- Paula Moltzan on Instagram
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- American female alpine skiers
- Vermont Catamounts skiers
- Sportspeople from Lakeville, Minnesota
- Olympic alpine skiers for the United States
- Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in alpine skiing
- 21st-century American sportswomen