Marcel Hirscher Planning Comeback to FIS Alpine World Cup Under Dutch Flag
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[Updated with Ski Austria Press Conference] The Austrian rumor mill is in overdrive as retired Austrian ski legend Marcel Hirscher is allegedly planning a comeback to the FIS Alpine World Cup circuit. The news was first reported by Tiroler Tageszeitung and quickly picked up by other Austrian newspapers and were later confirmed by the Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) in a

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