FILE - Austria's Marcel Hirscher poses on the podium with the trophies for men's alpine ski World Cup overall leader, giant slalom and slalom, in Soldeu, Andorra, on March 17, 2019. Eight-time overall World Cup champion Hirscher is planning to return to ski racing next season after five years in retirement. And he’s going to compete for the Netherlands — his mother’s country — instead of his native Austria. The Austrian winter sports federation announced Wednesday, April 24, 2024, that it had released the 35-year-old Hirscher and endorsed his nation change. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)