{"id":1238,"date":"2019-09-27T09:44:36","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T09:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/website.euronews.al\/en\/i-pakategorizuar\/2019\/09\/27\/marcel-hirscher-austria-s-legendary-skier-announces-retirement\/"},"modified":"2019-09-27T09:44:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T09:44:36","slug":"marcel-hirscher-austria-s-legendary-skier-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/marcel-hirscher-austria-s-legendary-skier-announces-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcel Hirscher: Austria&#8217;s legendary skier announces retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Austrian skiing legend Marcel Hirscher has announced his retirement from the sport.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old put an end to speculation at a news conference in Salzburg.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"media\/images\/2019\/09\/27\/Screenshot_10.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 10\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The move comes after another stunning season for the champion skier.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will be very brief,&#8221; said Hirscher. &#8220;It is not a major surprise anymore. But I shall be brief by telling you that this is the day where I end my career. And I think this is a very good first step.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hirscher held on to his slalom title at the World Ski Championships this season and claimed an unprecedented eighth consecutive World Cup overall crown.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he won six crystal globes in both the slalom and giant slalom World Cup disciplines.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"media\/images\/2019\/09\/27\/Screenshot_9.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 9\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a brilliant career, he achieved seven golds spread across four world championships.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s also won Olympic golds in the giant slalom and combined at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austrian skiing legend Marcel Hirscher has announced his retirement from the sport. The 30-year-old put an end to speculation at a news conference in Salzburg. The move comes after another stunning season for the champion skier. &#8220;I will be very brief,&#8221; said Hirscher. &#8220;It is not a major surprise anymore. 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