Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine World Ski Championships - Men's Slalom - Are, Sweden - February 17, 2019 - Austria’s Marcel Hirscher reacts. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
ARE, Sweden (Reuters) - Marcel Hirscher provided a slalom masterclass to deliver Austria a belated first gold medal in the final event of the Alpine skiing world championships on Sunday.
The 29-year-old defending champion carved out a half second advantage over Frenchman Alexis Pinturault through the 77 gates in his first run and nailed his second to claim victory by 0.65 seconds from compatriot Michael Matt.
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