Marcel Hirscher dominated the Slalom and Giant Slalom World Cup circuit for the majority of his career. With 67 wins to his name, he sits only behind Lindsey Vonn (82 wins), Ingemar Stenmark (86 wins) and Mikaela Shiffrin (97 wins) for most all-time.

Eight-time overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher is planning to return to ski racing next season after five years in retirement.

Eight-time overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher is planning to return to ski racing next season after five years in retirement. And he is going to compete for the Netherlands -- his mother's country -- instead of his native Austria.

He’s been on snow pretty much every day of the winter testing his equipment,” Riml said, adding that Hirscher plans to compete in bot

Alpine skiing great Marcel Hirscher is looking to make an unexpected comeback to the slopes, made even more surprising by his decision to represent his mother native's country the Netherlands instead of Austria.

Record World Cup and world champion Marcel Hirscher appears set for a stunning comeback to alpine skiing, for the Netherlands in a switch from Austria. The Austrian Ski Federation (ÖSV) said on Wednesday it had granted Hirscher's request to try and compete for the birth country of his mother in the future.