OlympicTalk · Dec 20, 2018
Marcel Hirscher becomes Austria’s most decorated World Cup skier
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Marcel Hirscher returned to a hill where he raced as a kid to become the most successful Austrian skier of all time.
The seven-time overall champion won a World Cup slalom in his native province of Salzburg on Thursday for his 63rd career victory, overtaking Annemarie Moser-Proell, who had 62 wins when she retired in 1980.
“As a kid I have competed in regional races on this hill. The course was just a bit more to the right,” Hirscher said. “These are great memories. The circle closes here.”
Only Ingemar Stenmark (86) and Lindsey Vonn (82) have won more World Cup races.
Moser-Proell was full of praise for the new Austrian record-holder.