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Austria’s Marcel Hirscher celebrates on the podium after winning the FIS Slalom ski eventon Sljeme mountain, some 10 kilometers from capital Zagreb, on Jan. 4, 2018. Getting your player ready...
ZAGREB, Austria — Marcel Hirscher won a men’s World Cup slalom on Thursday for his 50th career victory.
The six-time overall champion from Austria became only the fourth male skier to reach that mark, joining Alberto Tomba (50), Hermann Maier (54) and Ingemar Stenmark (86).
Hirscher beat his Austrian teammate and first-run leader, Michael Matt, by 0.05 seconds. Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway was 0.11 behind in third, with another Austrian, Manuel Feller, trailing by 0.79 in fourth.
With his third slalom win and fifth overall this season, Hirscher stretched his lead in the overall standings to 94 points over second-place Kristoffersen.
