WAITSFIELD, Vt. —

An alpine ski racer who specializes in slalom events is beginning her climb to a second appearance at the Winter Olympics.

Paula Moltzan, a Minnesota native who now lives in Vermont, launched into her race season with a second-place finish in giant slalom at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup opener in Austria in October. That was her best-yet World Cup performance in giant slalom, according to the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team .

"It was really awesome," Moltzan said in an interview with sister station WPTZ about her strong finish in Austria. "I think we work so hard all summer long, and no one really knows how they're going to do throughout the season or in the opener. So to come off with a really strong first step feels really good, and it feels like I'm building off of a ba

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