Comeback mystery solved
Marcel Hirscher starts in Sölden on Sunday!
The mystery has been solved: Marcel Hirscher will be competing in the giant slalom in Sölden on Sunday. This was announced on Friday afternoon.
"When perfection becomes passion, magical things happen": With these words, Hirscher's ski company Van Deer announced that the 35-year-old from Salzburg will be making his comeback at the weekend - and posted a video to go with it.
Hirscher: "Two hearts in me"
There are "two hearts in me", says Hirscher in the clip. "There is Marcel, the racer who is competitive and who wants to ski as fast as possible. And then on the other side there is this big heart project. Standing alone at the start, looking out and saying it's incredible that I'm standing here..."
That's why he decided to return to Sölden. He is now "back in the game that we love".
Hirscher himself posted a photo of himself sitting in the car on Instagram and announced that he was currently on his way to Sölden.
Hirscher will soon be on the start line on Sunday after number 30. 500 WCSL points skiers such as ÖSV skier Vincent Kriechmayr or the German Linus Straßer will be ranked ahead of him. He will have a lower number than Lucas Braathen, the other prominent comeback athlete in the ski circus. Braathen is competing for Brazil, he had taken a season off after his retirement and is not eligible for a wild card.
The Dutch Ski Association had already announced on Tuesday that Hirscher would be returning to the World Cup at the weekend after five years. This is a "historic event" for Dutch skiing, Hirscher will "make his debut under the Dutch flag".
The 35-year-old's management immediately rowed back, stating that the decision had not yet been made. Since Friday afternoon there is now certainty.
Sölden "a great start to the heart project"
In recent weeks, Hirscher had made it clear several times that Sölden was "a nice start to my heart project". But: "As long as I don't feel halfway ready for it, I won't do it."
He must "now really look week by week, day by day, where the journey will ultimately take me," emphasized the 67-time World Cup winner.
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