World Sport News

Marcel Hirscher is clearly in the lead at RTL in Garmisch Partenkirchen after the first round. The Salzburg rider finishes the demanding course in 1:18:64 minutes, Ted Ligety (USA) is already 63 hundredths behind in second place.

Alexis Pinturault (FRA) is already 94 hundredths of a second behind in third place, Manuel Feller (+0.98 seconds) gets a good starting position for a podium finish with fourth place. Henrik Kristofferson (NOR/ +1.35 sec.) is ninth, Stefan Brennsteiner retires.

Hirscher can celebrate his 10th birthday in Garmisch. Season’s victory, which would be a personal record. He would also leave Hermann Maier (54 victories) behind him with World Cup victory number 55.