Marcel Hirscher has won an eighth consecutive overall World Cup title to extend his incredible career record.
The Austrian now has an unassailable lead in the standings after finishing third in the penultimate slalom of the season on Sunday.
The result means he now sits 509 points above second-placed France’s Alexis Pinturault with just four events remaining.
“We have to talk about those things in the summer. Family is the priority, so it’s the question how much longer I can keep doing both in a sensible way,” he said when asked whether a ninth title could be a possibility.
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The superstar has already claimed the giant slalom and slalom crystal globes this season, moving him level with the retired Lindsey Vonn on 20 overall and discipline titles.
Hirscher has 68 World Cup wins to his name, behind just Vonn on 82 and Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark on 86, but no one can compare to his tally of eight overall championships.
Hirscher’s success came on the same weekend as Mikaela Shiffrin became the first person in history to win 15 World Cup races in a single season.
Swiss skier Ramon Zenhaeusern finished first in Sunday’s slalom, with Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway – who had won Saturday’s slalom event – placing second.
