Marcel Hirscher

Marcel Hirscher
Hirscher in March 2018
Personal information
Born (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35)
Hallein, Salzburg, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Netherlands (2024–)
 Austria (2007–2019)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom, super-G, combined
ClubSkiklub Annaberg
World Cup debut17 March 2007
(age 18)
Retired4 September 2019 (age 30)
Websitemarcelhirscher.at
Olympics
Teams3 – (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 – (2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
Medals11 (7 gold)
World Cup
Seasons12 – (2008–2019)
Wins67
Podiums138
Overall titles8 – (2012–2019)
Discipline titles12 – (6 SL, 6 GS)
Medal record
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 0
World Championships 7 4 0
Total 9 5 0
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 32 24 9
Giant 31 18 10
Super G 1 0 2
Combined 0 4 2
Parallel 3 1 1
Total 67 47 24
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Combined
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Schladming Slalom
Gold medal – first place 2013 Schladming Team event
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beaver Creek Combined
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beaver Creek Team event
Gold medal – first place 2017 St. Moritz Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2017 St. Moritz Slalom
Gold medal – first place 2019 Åre Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2013 Schladming Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2015 Beaver Creek Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2017 St. Moritz Combined
Silver medal – second place 2019 Åre Giant slalom
Junior World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Flachau Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2008 Formigal Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2008 Formigal Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2007 Flachau Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2009 Garmisch Super G
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Garmisch Giant slalom

Marcel Hirscher (born 2 March 1989)[1] is an Austrian-born Dutch[2] World Cup alpine ski racer.[3] Hirscher made his World Cup debut in March 2007. He competed primarily in slalom and giant slalom, as well as combined and occasionally in super G. Winner of a record eight consecutive World Cup titles,[4] Hirscher has also won 11 medals at the Alpine Skiing World Championships, seven of them gold, a silver medal in slalom at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and two gold medals in the combined and giant slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Due to his record number of overall titles and many years of extreme dominance of both slalom and giant slalom, he is considered by many, including his former rivals Henrik Kristoffersen, Kjetil Jansrud and Alexis Pinturault, to be the best alpine skier in history.[5][6][7] He won a total of 67 World Cup races, ranking second on the male all-time list.[8]

  1. ^ "FIS profile". Fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. ^ "FIS – Marcel Hirscher". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Olympic skiing champion Hirscher retires at 30". 4 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Marcel Hirscher writes himself into history books with giant slalom victory". CBC Sports. The Associated Press. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Abrahamson: Marcel Hirscher, the all-time best, finally gets his gold". nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  6. ^ Maese, Rick (18 February 2018). "The best skiers in the world agree: Marcel Hirscher is THE best skier in the world". Retrieved 21 February 2018 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  7. ^ Hodgetts, Rob (18 February 2019). "Marcel Hirscher: The greatest ski racer of all time?". cnn.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Marcel Hirscher". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.