Alpine skiing: 56.

Marcel Hirscher continued his impressive dominance in the giant slalom unswervingly and with his 56th birthday Marcel Hirscher was able to continue his impressive dominance in the giant slalom. World Cup victory won the small crystal ball for the fifth time in this discipline. The Austrian prevailed in the Slovenian Kranjska Gora with a lead of 1.66 seconds over Henrik Kristoffersen (Norway) in difficult piste conditions.

Alexis Pinturault (France/2.51) in third place completed the “Stockerl”, which was identical to Olympia’s.”It is mega. It was a mega-difficult race, I am very happy that it worked out,”said double Olympic champion Hirscher.

Only Ted Ligety (USA/five) and Ingemar Stenmark (Sweden/seven) achieved five or more overall victories in giant slalom like Hirscher. One day after his 29th birthday. On his 50th birthday, the Dominator won the fifth of six “giants” of the winter. All in all, it was his eleventh win of the season.

Fritz Dopfer (Garmisch/5.23) and Alexander Schmid (Fischen/6.20) occupied places 13 and 20. Schmid qualified for the World Cup finals in Are/Sweden:”It was a madness down there, I am very satisfied that I can take the World Cup finals with me,”said the Allgäuer on ARD.

For Dopfer, who maintained his position among the top 30 in this discipline, it was the best World Cup giant slalom in just over two years,”I am very, very satisfied and extremely happy,”he said.

As a sacrifice, 21. After the first run, in the finish line at the finish line, he shouted out his joy:”A lot of emotions played a role, a lot of ballast fell off, which was extremely beautiful,” said Dopfer, who had to struggle with the aftereffects of his tibia and fibula fracture throughout the winter,”It was a brutally difficult season, quite a mess,” he said.

At the first World Cup race after the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, numerous athletes had to fight with the changing piste conditions and the unconventional course setting in the first run. 26 of 70 runners did not finish the race. There were fewer problems on softer slopes in the final.