Marcel Hirscher - Great moments and injury in Hinterstoder
Twice Hirscher had to be beaten in the giant goal only the Frenchman Alexis Pinturault. Also in the Super G Hirscher showed his extensive skills and finished third behind Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (NOR) and Bostjan Kline (SLO).
Hirscher will probably look back on his first World Cup appearance in Upper Austria with mixed feelings. Immediately before the Alpine World Ski Championships in Garmisch Partenkirchen, the eight-time Overall World Cup winner in Hinterstoder suffered a fracture of the pelvic bone on his left foot, which caused the World Cup to burst with dreams.
Until the very end, Upper Austria had hoped to welcome the likeable ski star in 2020 as an active racer in Hinterstoder. "That leaves us with the official invitation to Marcel and his family to be our guests in Hinterstoder at the end of February and beginning of March 2020", invited OK boss Herwig Grabner, Marcel Hirscher, to the spectacle of a new one To attend the perspective.
"We thank you for the magical moments you created at our World Cup events in Hinterstoder and wish you and your family all the best for your future," pointed out Grabner.