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The Alpine skiing World Cup season opened in Soelden, Austria, with American Paula Moltzan taking the women's giant slalom for the first career victory of her career, per the New York Times. The result is drawing attention in the US and Europe as the new ski season gets underway, with discussions focusing on the surprise winner and what it signals for the winter ahead.
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Norwegian-Brazilian skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen stood out in the wind-hit World Cup giant slalom opener at Soelden, Austria. Reports say Marco Odermatt struggled at times while Loic Meillard also had difficulties, with Braathen delivering the standout performance as the new alpine ski season gets underway. Attention is on how the season's first race reshuffles expectations among the sport's top names.