By Manuele Lang GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN (Reuters) – Marcel Hirscher achieved a victory margin unseen in the alpine skiing World Cup for 36 years when he won a men’s giant slalom in Garmisch-Partenkirchen by a huge 3.28-seconds on Sunday.

Local favorite Felix Neureuther was second while veteran Austrian Benni Raich celebrated turning 37 on Saturday with the third podium spot, 3.44 adrift.

Only ski great Ingemar Stenmark had previously won a giant slalom by a wider margin and he did it twice in the 1978-1979 season.