OlympicTalk · Feb 17, 2017
Marcel Hirscher wins first giant slalom world title
Mikaela Shiffrin takes silver in worlds giant slalomAustrian Marcel Hirscher is now a world champion in three different individual events.
The five-time World Cup overall champion captured his first giant slalom crown in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Friday, adding to his 2013 World title in the slalom and 2015 World title in the super combined.
Hirscher prevailed by .25 of a second after two runs over countryman Roland Leitinger. Norway’s Leif Kristian Haugen earned bronze. Neither Leitinger nor Haugen own any World Cup podiums.
The top American was Olympian David Chodounsky in 11th.