Marcel Hirscher Won Men's Giant Slalom in Bansko

Marcel Hirscher Won Men's Giant Slalom in Bansko

BulgariaSKi.com

Marcel Hirscher from Austria won the men's giant slalom race of the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Bansko. On Saturday, Hirscher triumphed on the Banderishka Polyana piste for just 2:25:35 (two minutes 25 seconds). The Italian superstar Massimilliano Blardone came in second, and Austrian Marcel Mathis got the third place on the podium in Bansko. Unfortunately, the US skier Ted Ligety, who was the leader after the first run of the men's giant slalom at the Alpine Skiing Cup in Bansko, failed to complete the race. After the competition in Bansko, Hirscher now has 925 points for the World Cup, and is just 118 points behind the leader Ivica Kostelic; Swiss Beat Feuz, who, just like Kostelic, missed the race in Bansko, is now 48 points behind the leader. Hirscher is already among the leaders for the giant slalom cup with 465 points. The two Bulgarian skiers Nikola Chongarov and Georgi Georgiev failed to make it to second run in Bansko on Saturday. US legend Bode Miller completed the race but a loss of balance before the finish line sent him 16 seconds behind the leader, thus giving him the second place.