Sunday, February 17, 2013

Hirscher wins worlds slalom at home in Austria

Austria's?Marcel?Hirscher reacts after the first run of the men's slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb.17,2013. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Austria's?Marcel?Hirscher reacts after the first run of the men's slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb.17,2013. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Germany's Felix Neureuther clears a gate during the first run of the men's slalom, at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb.17, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Austria's Mario Matt clears a gate during the first run of the men's slalom, at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb.17, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Italy's?Giuliano?Razzoli during the first run of the men's slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)

United States'?Ted?Ligety leaves the slope after missing a gate during the first run of the men's slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb.17,2013. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) ? Overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher won the men's slalom title on the last day of the skiing world championships for his first individual gold at a major event.

Hirscher held onto his first-run lead to finish in a combined time of 1 minute, 51.03 seconds.

Felix Neureuther of Germany was 0.41 seconds back in second. Mario Matt of Austria took third, 0.65 behind.

Three-time champion Ted Ligety of the United States skied out in the first run.

Hirscher, who finished second to Ligety in the giant slalom, missed the 2011 worlds because of a broken foot.

Hirscher's victory earned the host nation its second gold of the worlds, after the mixed team event.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/347875155d53465d95cec892aeb06419/Article_2013-02-17-SKI-Worlds-Men's-Slalom/id-ad5a0d01c5b24923be651c9c26f734d3

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