Moltzan, who grew in Prior Lake and attended high school in Lakeville, took the bronze medal in giant slalom for her first individual medal at this level, finishing a mere hundredth of a second ahead of Thea Louise Stjernesund of Norway — in a race won by Federica Brignone of Italy.

U.S. ski great Mikaela Shiffrin won a record-equalling 15th career world championships medal when she and downhill champion Breezy Johnson struck gold in the new women's team combined event on Tuesday.

Moltzan was third in the opening run held in bright sunshine and then maintained her position in fading light during the second run. Knowing immediately that she had earned a meda