Comeback of the year

This is how the net reacts to the Hirscher sensation

It may only be April - but in view of Marcel Hirscher's return to the ski circus, it's already safe to call it the comeback of the year. Accordingly, there is a lot going on in the social networks.

"I can't wait to see Manuel Feller's reaction," writes one user on X with a smiley, reminding us of how annoyed the Tyrolean technical ace has been several times in recent years when asked about Hirscher.

"Patriotism put to the test"
"Our mogul slope patriotism is being put to the test," posts another, who, like so many others, is having to get used to the fact that the man from Salzburg will soon be competing for the Netherlands.

A user from Switzerland writes in French: "Yes then! The 2024/25 season will be wonderful!" Another says that Hirscher is "going all Schumacher". Because he is competing for the Netherlands, "this comeback leaves me pretty cold".

Here are the best reactions from the web:

Hirscher has 67 World Cup victories and a total of 138 podium places on his CV so far. With seven World Cup titles and four silver medals, he is the most successful World Cup participant in history. He has also won the small crystal globe six times each in the slalom and giant slalom. He won the overall World Cup eight times in a row, more often than anyone else.