In September 2019 had Marcel Hirscher declared his resignation, but the eight-time overall World Cup winner never retired. The Salzburg ski star could be found on the slopes again and again, at least since he founded his own Skimarke Van Deer Marcel Hirscher was testing and training just as meticulously and intensively as he did during his playing days.
The now 35-year-old is likely to do so Keen for a comeback got. According to the information from the Tiroler Tageszeitung Marcel Hirscher is aiming to return to the World Cup ranks. However, the two-time Olympic champion should not be seen in an Austrian racing suit; Hirscher would rather compete for the Netherlands, his mother’s home country.
It seems questionable whether this change of nation can actually take place so easily. In any case, the ÖSV would prefer to see the former superstar and serial winner continue to compete as an Austrian in his comeback.
The return of Marcel Hirscher would definitely be a boost for the Ski World Cup, which has just had a tough winter (many cancellations and injuries). Especially since, according to eyewitnesses, he is said to be in impressive shape. Racers who watched the two-time Olympic champion train assured him that he would be exactly the same as before.