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Euler2-178 t1_j5q7pcx wrote

Reply to comment by maharei1 in Mikaela Shiffrin Breaks Lindsey Vonn’s Record for World Cup Wins by castle-black

Hirscher’s retirement is one of both the biggest “what-it’s” but also one of the biggest brain plays in sports. Retired only in his 20s after winning 8 overalls in a row, at his peak having dominated the 2019 season.

Part of me wants to have seen what could have been if he had continued. But looking at how he left out on his own terms whilst completely on top, I also entirely understand it from a legacy standpoint.

Nobody will ever associate Hirscher with a slump in form, or that guy who “only” won 67 wins. He’ll always be that guy who could’ve easily gone further.

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elkourinho t1_j5st7as wrote

To this day I have never seen another skier who dominated like Marcel and who passed the eye test like this. Attacking every single turn in every single run.

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madscandi t1_j5xw7tj wrote

>Hirscher’s retirement is one of both the biggest “what-it’s” but also one of the biggest brain plays in sports. Retired only in his 20s

He was 30 when he retired

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