Marcel Hirscher Returns To Snow Nine Months After Injury Setback

Olympic gold medalist and alpine racer Marcel Hirscher has returned to snow 277 days after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear in his knee that thwarted his initial comeback at age 35.Hirscher, now 36, made his most recent turns at an indoor ski area in the Netherlands, testing to see how his repaired knee would perform.The experience left him with what he called three key learnings: “First: the knee shows no negative reaction which is really great. Second: the joy of skiing remains.