US EditionAlpine Ski Great Marcel Hirscher Ends Comeback Attempt for Winter Olympics
- On Friday, Marcel Hirscher announced he is ending his comeback effort and will not contend for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opening Feb. 6.
- After returning to competition, Hirscher tore the ACL in his left knee after just three World Cup races and said his pace is not on a World Cup level, while a calf injury forced a two-week holiday break.
- With 8 World Cup overall titles and three Olympic appearances from 2010-18, Marcel Hirscher is a top skier, second to Ingemar Stenmark.
- He told fans he hoped they would see him race next season and expressed frustration, saying `Haters are going to love it,` Hirscher said.
- The Winter Games in Italy open Feb. 6, which Hirscher had been aiming to qualify for, and he apologised that it was not going to happen this year.
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Marcel Hiršer, one of the best skiers in history, canceled his planned return to competitions and gave up participation in the Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina.
Not yet ready after a serious injury to the left knee, the 36-year-old skier has played the least competition since November 2024. He announced on Friday his package for the Winter Olympics, which began in Italy on 6 February.
Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher has confirmed that he will not compete in the Olympics because he is not skiing fast enough at the moment.
Olympic skiing: The 36-year-old Hirscher (Austrian father, Dutch mother) could possibly have won the Netherlands its first Olympic title in the autumn of his career…
Marcel Hirscher's training with the best of the world provides a disappointing insight. After his severe injury, the 36-year-old ski legend is not yet in shape to keep up with the Olympics. He cancels for the complete World Cup winter.
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