Marcel Hirscher
 Hirscher in February 2011 |
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| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super G, Combined |
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| Club | Skiklub Annaberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 2, 1989 Annaberg-Lungötz, Salzburg, Austria |
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| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | March 17, 2007 (age 18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | marcelhirscher.at | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2009, 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 6th – (2008–13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 18 – (7 GS, 10 SL, 1 P) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 2 – (2012, 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 2 – (GS in 2012, SL in 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Marcel Hirscher (born March 2, 1989)[1] is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in Annaberg-Lungötz, Salzburg, Hirscher made his World Cup debut in March 2007.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Hirscher placed fourth in the giant slalom and fifth in the slalom at Whistler Creekside. He placed fourth in the giant slalom at the 2009 World Championships, but broke his ankle the weekend preceding the 2011 World Championships, which ended his 2011 season.[2]
Returning after injury, Hirscher had his best season in 2012 with 9 victories and a total of 14 podiums, all in the two technical events (except for one third place in the season's last Super G). He won the World Cup overall and giant slalom titles, and placed third in the slalom.[3]
In October 2012, Hirscher was awarded the Skieur d'Or Award[4] by members of the International Association of Ski Journalists for his performances during the previous season.
Hirscher won the overall World Cup title again in 2013 with 6 victories; he also won the slalom title and was runner-up in giant slalom.[5] Hirscher scored a total of 18 podium finishes out of 19 races in the two technical events. The only race in either slalom or giant slalom where he finished outside top 3 was the giant slalom in Adelboden, where after leading after the first run and with a second advantage over Ted Ligety in the second several gates before the final Marcel Hirscher made a crucial mistake and finished only 16th. He became the first male racer to retain the overall World Cup title since fellow Austrian Stephan Eberharter in 2002 and 2003.[6]
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World Cup results [edit]
Season standings [edit]
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2007 | 17 | 153 | — | 47 | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 18 | 51 | 15 | 60 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 52 | — | 10 |
| 2010 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 34 | — | 12 |
| 2011 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 27 | — | — |
| 2013 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Season titles [edit]
- 4 titles – (2 overall, 1 giant slalom, 1 slalom)
| Season | Discipline |
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| 2012 | Overall |
| Giant Slalom | |
| 2013 | Overall |
| Slalom |
Race victories [edit]
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
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| 2010 | 13 Dec 2009 |  Val d'Isère, France |
Giant Slalom |
| 30 Jan 2010 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Giant Slalom | |
| 2011 | 12 Dec 2010 | Val d'Isère, France |
Slalom |
| 2012 | 4 Dec 2011 |  Beaver Creek, USA |
Giant Slalom |
| 19 Dec 2011 |  Alta Badia, Italy |
Slalom | |
| 5 Jan 2012 |  Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | |
| 7 Jan 2012 |  Adelboden, Switzerland |
Giant Slalom | |
| 8 Jan 2012 | Slalom | ||
| 24 Jan 2012 |  Schladming, Austria |
Slalom | |
| 18 Feb 2012 |  Bansko, Bulgaria |
Giant Slalom | |
| 19 Feb 2012 | Slalom | ||
| 17 Mar 2012 | Schladming, Austria |
Giant Slalom | |
| 2013 | 9 Dec 2012 | Val d'Isère, France |
Giant Slalom |
| 18 Dec 2012 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy |
Slalom | |
| 6 Jan 2013 | Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | |
| 13 Jan 2013 | Adelboden, Switzerland |
Slalom | |
| 27 Jan 2013 | Kitzbuhel, Austria |
Slalom | |
| 29 Jan 2013 |  Moscow, Russia |
Parallel Slalom |
References [edit]
- ^ FIS profile
- ^ uk.eurosport.yahoo.com – Hirscher wins Beaver Creek giant slalom – 2011-12-04
- ^ "Marcel Hirscher wins overall title". ESPN. Associated Press. March 17, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ "Snow Kings Ski Site – Ski Racing – Skieur d'Or Award". Snowkings.co.uk. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/14/us-alpine-skiing-finals-idUSBRE92C0S520130314
- ^ http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/disciplines/alpine-skiing/fisworldcup.html
External links [edit]
- Marcel Hirscher at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – Marcel Hirscher – World Cup season standings – 2008–13
- Ski-db.com – Marcel Hirscher – results
- Sports Reference.com – Olympic results – Marcel Hirscher
- Marcel Hirscher.at – personal site – (German)
- Austrian Ski team (ÖSV) – official site – Marcel Hirscher – (German)
- Atomic Skis – athletes – Marcel Hirscher
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Morgenstern |
Austrian Sportsman of the year 2012 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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