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Marcel Hirscher wins Olympic giant slalom for 2nd gold medal

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Marcel Hirscher has turned his domination in the giant slalom into a second gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

The 28-year-old Austrian star extended his first-run lead to win by a huge margin of 1.27 seconds over hard-charging Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway. Kristoffersen rose from 10th-fastest in the morning with the quickest time in the second run.

Hirsher won his first Olympic gold medal in the Alpine combined last week, and that took a lot of pressure off him.

Still, he was never seriously challenged Sunday as he continues to compile his historically great season.