Summary Hirscher stands 60 points ahead of Jansrud in overall standings, on 1348 points to Norwegian's 1288
MERIBEL (AFP) - Austrian Marcel Hirscher was Saturday guaranteed a record fourth consecutive World Cup overall title after Norwegian rival Kjetil Jansrud opted out of racing Sunday s slalom.
Hirscher stands 60 points ahead of Jansrud in the overall standings, on 1,348 points to the Norwegian s 1,288, a difference the latter, a speed expert who won crystal globes in both the downhill and super-G, considered too many to claw back in the slalom, one of the Austrian s specialities.
Hirscher s latest title sees the Austrian better Swedish legend Ingemar Stenmark, American Phil Mahre and Italian Gustav Thoni, who all won the World Cup overall standings on three consecutive times.
Thoni won it four times overall, as did Hirscher s compatriot Hermann Maier, and Luxembourg s Marc Girardelli a record five times, but they were not consecutive wins.
Hirscher has also claimed this season s giant slalom globe.
