Ski star Marcel Hirscher wants to ignore tactics at the weekend technical races in Kranjska Gora “Tactics has never worked before. If I have the chance, I want to take part in the race for victory,”said the Salzburg man on his 29th birthday. Birthday. In giant slalom and slalom he can fetch the small crystal balls and hurry away in the overall World Cup.
“Whether it’s already the weekend with the big decisions, that’s for sure,” said the man from Salzburg, who will be able to fix his seventh victory in the overall World Cup in a row. But no matter how this ends, ten season’s victories, double Olympic gold medallist, I won’t let myself be described as bad this season,”he explained.
After the Olympic Games in South Korea, he had recharged the batteries “in so far as it was possible in such a short time”, he said,”It was a stressful, successful and eventful time. I’m happy to see that we’re back on track and score points in the World Cup.”
Three days he prepared himself on the Reiteralm, two days of slalom and one day of giant slalom. After the aggressive snow conditions in Pyeongchang, he had to get used to the local conditions again,”Driving with more pressure”was the motto.
As he entered the season, when after his ankle fracture World Cup balls were no issue, he wants to end the winter as well “Sure, I’m thinking about the overall World Cup. And then I keep coming back to where I think, no, you started the season this year to win races, to go at full risk. And that is what I would like to maintain. I try to resist the temptation and still do my thing. “It’s casual and it’s been a great success.”