Three storylines for the Olympic men’s Alpine skiing season ahead of Sunday’s World Cup opener in Soelden, Austria …
1. Marcel Hirscher’s comeback
The Austrian had been on such a roll — a record six straight World Cup overall titles — that he looked like a contender for four gold medals in PyeongChang (slalom, giant slalom, super combined and team event).
Then, on Aug. 17, Hirscher broke his left ankle in training (video here). It’s the first major injury of the 28-year-old’s career, and it came less than six months before what should be the last Olympics of his prime.