Marcel Hirscher

Marcel Hirscher

Hirscher in February 2011
Disciplines Super G, Giant Slalom,
Slalom, Combined
Club Skiklub Annaberg
Born March 2, 1989 (1989-03-02) (age 23)
Annaberg-Lungötz, Salzburg, Austria
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 1 - (2009, injured in 2011)
Medals 0
World Cup
Seasons 5th - (2008-12)
Wins 5 - (3 GS, 2 SL)
Podiums 17 - (6 GS, 9 SL, 2 SC)
Overall titles 0 - (6th in 2010)
Discipline titles 0 - (5th in SL in 2011)

Marcel Hirscher (born March 2, 1989),[1] is an Austrian alpine ski racer from Annaberg-Lungötz, Salzburg.

Hirscher has won five World Cup races, three giant slalom and two slalom, and has been on 17 World Cup podiums in slalom, giant slalom, and super combined.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he 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]

World Cup podiums

Season Date Location Discipline Place
2008 9 Mar 2008 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 3rd
15 Mar 2008 Bormio, Italy Slalom 3rd
2009 12 Dec 2008 Val d'Isère, France Super Combined 3rd
2010 11 Dec 2009 Val d'Isère, France Super Combined 2nd
13 Dec 2009 Giant Slalom 1st
10 Jan 2010 Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 2nd
29 Jan 2010 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant Slalom 2nd
30 Jan 2010 Giant Slalom 1st
31 Jan 2010 Slalom 2nd
2011 5 Dec 2010 Beaver Creek, USA Giant Slalom 3rd
12 Dec 2010 Val d'Isère, France Slalom 1st
9 Jan 2011 Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 2nd
16 Jan 2011 Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 2nd
2012 4 Dec 2011 Beaver Creek, USA Giant Slalom 1st
6 Dec 2011 Giant Slalom 2nd
8 Dec 2011 Slalom 3rd
19 Dec 2011 Alta Badia, Italy Slalom 1st

External links

References

  1. ^ FIS profile
  2. ^ uk.eurosport.yahoo.com - Hirscher wins Beaver Creek giant slalom - 2011-12-04