Alpine skiing - Hirscher edges to slalom win with superb recovery


Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup - Men's Slalom - Madonna di Campiglio, Italy - December 22, 2017 - Marcel Hirscher of Austria reacts after winning the race. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

(Reuters) - Austrian Marcel Hirscher recovered from a mid-race wobble to edge to victory at the slalom event at Italy's Madonna di Campiglio on Friday as he eyes a seventh straight overall World Cup title.

This was Hirscher's fourth World Cup race win of the season, and the 49th of his career, leaving Swiss Luca Aerni in second, 0.04 seconds off the pace and fellow overall title contender Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway in third.

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