Marcel Hirscher, the world’s best Alpine skier the last six years, will reportedly return to racing Sunday from a broken left ankle suffered in August.
Hirscher will start the first World Cup race of the season, a slalom in Levi, Finland, according to Austrian media.
The Austrian made the decision after just five days of slalom training following recovery from the Aug. 17 training accident that did not require surgery, according to broadcaster ORF.
It was thought that Hirscher could have been out until December when he was first injured. After Levi, the World Cup schedule is predominantly speed races (not Hirscher’s specialty) until Dec.