Austrian earns victory in slalom

Marcel Hirscher returned to winning ways Sunday in Zagreb, Croatia triumphing

in the first men’s World Cup slalom of 2019. The seven-time overall champion trailed Austrian teammate Marco Schwarz after the opening leg but posted the fastest time in the final run before Schwarz straddled a gate and failed to finish. It was Hirscher’s 30th win in the discipline. Only Sweden’s Ingemar Stenmark (40) and Italy’s Alberto Tomba (35) have won more men’s slalom races.