Marcel Hirscher says before the upcoming World Cup races in Kranjska Gora that he is now the double Olympic champion:”It’s a different story and the collection that I’ve been able to reach so far is a good match for each other” In the first two days after his return from Asia, he thought about what has happened in the last three weeks.
“I’m trying to glean everything I somehow get out of the internet to make the mind puzzle complete. Because in the end, you don’t really get much of what’s going on around you. It’s nice to see the coverage, the comments. It’s classic when you’re at home and hear people telling you how they experienced it.
For him, the birthday is a day like any other day:”The mobile phone just goes over, that’s nice, I’m pleased. But I probably haven’t celebrated my birthday for the last twenty years because there was a race somewhere.”
Hirscher also commented on rumours that he had refused to take a joint photo with Sports Minister Heinz-Christian Strache:”I was quite surprised when I heard about it. That’s total bullshit. Why should I not take a photo with the current Sports Minister,”Hirscher said.