The sensational news came at the end of April, and now the countdown is on. In August, Marcel Hirscher plans to make a dramatic comeback to ski racing as an Austrian skiing for the Netherlands and a Racing Test Pilot for VAN DEER-Red Bull Sports, five years after his retirement. At a media meeting in the land of his mother, the Netherlands, he spoke about his aims, his current level and plans for multitasking on a trip to New Zealand in wintertime.