BREAKING: Marcel Hirscher Bounces Back to Win Saalbach Slalom

Dec 20, 2018

Austria’s Marcel Hirscher bounced back from a disappointing sixth-place finish in Wednesday’s giant slalom in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, to win in the slalom on Thursday with a combined time of 1:54.98 seconds.

Hirscher battled through a deteriorating second run to take his 63rd overall World Cup victory and was joined on the podium by Switzerland’s Loic Meillard in second place, 0.38 seconds back, and Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen in third, 0.47 seconds off the pace.

Unfortunately, no Americans finished inside of the top 30.

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Top 10

1. Marcel Hirscher (AUT): 1:54.98
2. Loic Meillard (SUI): +0.38
3. Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR): +0.47
4. Manuel Feller (AUT): +0.66
5. Michael Matt (AUT): +0.78
5. Daniel Yule (SUI): +0.78
7. Clement Noel (FRA): +0.79
8. Stefan Hadalin (SLO): +1.00
9. Marco Schwarz (AUT): +1.02
10. Ramon Zenhaeusern (SUI): +1.08

About the Author: Sean Higgins

A Lake Tahoe native and University of Vermont graduate, Higgins was a member of the Catamounts' 2012 NCAA title winning squad and earned first team All-American honors in 2013. Prior to coming to Ski Racing Media, he coached U14s for the Squaw Valley Ski Team.

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