Marcel Hirscher has repeatedly been acknowledged as one of the greatest Austrian athletes, even beyond skiing. He was named five times the Austrian ‘Sports Personality of the Year’ and in 2018 was elected ‘Champion of Champions’ by French newspaper L'Equipe and ‘Sportsman of the Year’ by Eurosport -- joining the important list of sporting greats to have been honored, including Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Usain Bolt and Lionel Messi, Novak Djokovic and Lewis Hamilton.
Born in Annaberg-Lungötz, Salzburg, on March 2, 1989, Marcel Hirscher made his World Cup debut in March 2007. Winner of a record eight consecutive World Cup Overall titles, Hirscher has also won 11 medals at the Alpine Skiing World Championships, seven of them gold.
At the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 held 4–17 February in Austria at Planai in Schladming Marcel Hirscher achieved his first two gold medals in the Slalom and the Team Event. He also won silver in the Giant Slalom event.
Two years later, at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 held in the United States at Vail-Beaver Creek, Colorado Marcel Hirscher took home his second-ever World Championship gold medal and first-ever in the Alpine Combined. Hirscher’s victory was even more remarkable considering he barely eked into the Top 30, finishing in 30th place in the Downhill over three seconds off the pace. The 30th place secured Hirscher the first starting place on the slalom run, which proved more than beneficial as the sunny skies softened the slope. Only Ligety came close to matching Hirscher’s amazing Slalom run time, and he was still 0.43 seconds slower.
The Austrian won another gold medal in the Championships in the Team Event. The winning foursome of Marcel Hirscher, Eva-Maria Brem, Michaela Kirchgasser, and Christoph Noesig beats the Canadians in the Final.
He also won silver in the Giant Slalom event.
He added two more golds and another silver at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 held from 6 to 19 February at Piz Nair in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
At the Combined Hirscher missed the gold by the smallest of all possible margins, 0.01 seconds, taking home the silver medal. Luca Aerni earned the Alpine Combined gold medal.
Marcel Hirscher lived up to the hype on Friday to collect his sixth career medal, third gold, and second of the 2017 St. Moritz Ski World Championships winning the Giant Slalom. Hirscher bested his compatriot, Roland Leitinger in second, by 0.25 seconds and Norway’s Leif Kristian Haugen finished in third, 0.71 seconds off the pace.
In another perfect day of ski racing as the 2017 World Ski Championships in St. Moritz drew to a close with the Men’s Slalom on Sunday. Austrian superstar Marcel Hirscher claimed his third medal of the Championships and his second gold as he took the race with a two-run time of 1:34.75 seconds, 0.68 seconds ahead of his Austrian teammate Manuel Feller in second. German star Felix Neureuther rounded out the podium in third, 0.93 seconds back.
Hirscher added two more medals at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships held from 4 to 17 February 2019 in Åre, Sweden.
Marcel Hirscher claimed the third Slalom World Championship gold of his career, drawing level with the Men's record set by legendary Swede Ingemar Stenmark. Hirscher finished 0.65 seconds ahead of compatriot and nearest rival Michael Matt. Marco Schwarz (+ 0.76) completed the Austrian clean sweep in third, making it the first time a nation has won all three medals in the same event since the Austrian women's Downhill team in 1999.
Marcel Hirscher finished in second place in the Giant Slalom event in Åre to claim his fourth World Championship Giant Slalom medal.
Ski Superstar Marcel Hirscher is making a sensational comeback to the Alpine Ski World Cup next season. The 35-year-old is returning to the ski competition for the Netherlands.
Olympic Winter Games Starts: 7
Olympic Winter Games Medals: 3
Olympic Winter Games Victories: 2
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Starts: 15
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Podiums: 9
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Victories: 5
Schladming 2013 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Slalom 1st
Schladming 2013 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Giant Slalom 2nd
Vail / Beaver Creek 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Giant Slalom 2nd
Vail / Beaver Creek 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Alpine Combined 1st
St. Moritz 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Alpine Combined 2nd
St. Moritz 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Giant Slalom 1st
St. Moritz 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Slalom 1st
Are 2019 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Slalom 1st
Are 2019 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Giant Slalom 2nd
FIS World Cup Starts: 245
FIS World Cup Podiums: 138
FIS World Cup Victories: 67
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