Olympia 2018: Marcel Hirscher: Spirit flash in the shower

For Marcel Hirscher, the first two training sessions on the Olympic downhill circuit in Jeongseon have not yet been completed as desired. The Salzburg resident did not find the optimal setup, relied on his giant slalom shoe.

When Hirscher asked why he used it, Hirscher didn’t know the answer, so he used his Super-G shoe in the third training run and immediately put down a better time:”When I was in the shower, I thought about it,” Hirscher says.”It went much better!

Nevertheless, Hirscher is still dissatisfied and sees himself as an outsider for the combination:”Under these circumstances I am not in any position for a medal. And I mean that brutally serious:” What makes it even more difficult is that the last training before the combination had to be cancelled because of the strong wind “, so I don’t really have a chance to reach the top 30. I think I have to do magic on Tuesday.”