No skier, male or female, has ever won the overall title six years in a row. "I am not sure I am ready," the Austrian said Friday, two days before the first of 37 races this season. He won the 2013-14 title leading Aksel Lund Svindal by 131 points. There is no certainty that it will always go on like this," Hirscher said, adding that the prospect of setting another record doesn't unsettle him. He finished third overall, getting most of his points from GS, but didn't add enough from other disciplines to become a real threat to Hirscher.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 21, 2016 18:33 UTC