Olympic champion Marcel Hirscher of Austria set a blistering pace to snatch a sixth consecutive victory in the men's World Cup giant slalom at Alta Badia on Sunday by a 2.5-sec margin on his nearest rival. The seven-time defending overall World Cup champion laid the groundwork for victory in a dominant first run in the Dolomites of northern Italy.
Hirscher was impressive from the start gate to the finish down the challenging Gran Risa course clocking 1min 17.61sec in the first run, nearly one second ahead of his rivals. The 29-year-old did even better in the second with 1:14.68 for a combined time of 2min 32.29sec with France's Thomas Fanara, jumping up from 12th after the first run to finish second at 2.53sec.
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