Hirscher suffers ankle fracture during training
During his first day of skiing in the 2017-18 season, Marcel Hirscher sustained a fracture of his left ankle after an awkward mishap while training in a stubby gate course. The six-time World Cup overall winner hooked his inside ski on a stubby gate while slowing down at the end of a run on the Moelltaler Glacier.
The Austrian was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Salzburg, where the break was diagnosed. According to the latest evaluation, no surgery is necessary, but Hirscher will be in a cast for the next six weeks. The champion seems to be taking the setback in stride.
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