Marcel Hirscher regains slalom title at world championships
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Marcel Hirscher regained his slalom world title on Sunday and confirmed his status as the standout skier of the world championships.
Hirscher held his first-run lead to finish 0.68 seconds faster than Austrian teammate Manuel Feller, who had been only seventh fastest in the morning run.
Celebrating his victory, the 27-year-old Hirscher raised both arms in the air and skidded to a sudden stop deep in the finish area before falling to the snow.
Felix Neureuther earned Germany’s first medal of the championships, taking bronze 0.93 behind his long-time rival . Neureuther also won bronze two years ago when Hirscher blew a first-run lead.