Alpine ski great Marcel Hirscher coming out of retirement to represent the Netherlands
Eight-time overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher is planning to return to ski racing next season after five years in retirement. And he's going to compete for the Netherlands — his mother's country — instead of his native Austria.
![Alpine ski great Marcel Hirscher coming out of retirement to represent the Netherlands](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7183172.1713965445!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hirscher-marcel-042424.jpg)
![Marcel Hirscher, seen above in 2019, announced Wednesday he intends to return to the World Cup ski circuit while switching allegiances from Austria to the Netherlands after retiring five years ago. A skier waves to the crowd.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7183172.1713965445!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hirscher-marcel-042424.jpg)
Eight-time overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher is planning to return to ski racing next season after five years in retirement. And he's going to compete for the Netherlands — his mother's country — instead of his native Austria.