Austria's Marcel Hirscher won the men's giant slalom gold at the FIS World Alpine Skiing Championships today ©Getty Images

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Marcel Hirscher won his first World Championships giant slalom gold today after previously winning two silver medals in 2013 and 2015 ©Getty Images
Marcel Hirscher won his first World Championships giant slalom gold today after previously winning two silver medals in 2013 and 2015 ©Getty Images
Marcel Hirscher posted an overall time of 2:13.31 which was good enough to clinch first place ©Getty Images
Marcel Hirscher posted an overall time of 2:13.31 which was good enough to clinch first place ©Getty Images
Austria's Roland Leitinger took second behind his compatriot ©Getty Images
Austria's Roland Leitinger took second behind his compatriot ©Getty Images
Today's second-place finish was Roland Leitinger's first career podium finish ©Getty Images
Today's second-place finish was Roland Leitinger's first career podium finish ©Getty Images
Leif Kristian Haugen of Norway completed today's podium ©Getty Images
Leif Kristian Haugen of Norway completed today's podium ©Getty Images
Overall FIS Alpine skiing World Cup second place Henrik Kristoffersen finished fourth ©Getty Images
Overall FIS Alpine skiing World Cup second place Henrik Kristoffersen finished fourth ©Getty Images
Athletes competed under partly cloudy skies in the first run before light snowfall started in the second ©Getty Images
Athletes competed under partly cloudy skies in the first run before light snowfall started in the second ©Getty Images
Prior to this afternoon's second run, a plane taking part in a local air display clipped a wire holding a TV camera ©Getty Images
Prior to this afternoon's second run, a plane taking part in a local air display clipped a wire holding a TV camera ©Getty Images
The camera landed in the finishing area but nobody was hurt ©Getty Images
The camera landed in the finishing area but nobody was hurt ©Getty Images