Austria’s Marcel Hirscher won the giant slalom skiing event on Sunday to claim his second gold medal of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. 

Hirscher posted a time of two minutes 18-point-04 seconds for his two runs at Yongpyong Alpine Centre to top the rankings. 

The 28 year-old finished one-point-27 seconds ahead of Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen, while Frenchman Alexis Pinturault finished in third to take the bronze medal. South Korea's Kim Dong-woo finished 39th out of the 75 skiers to finish the event. 

It represents Hirscher’s second gold medal of the Games following on from his win in the combined skiing event. 

With the victory, Hirscher is now the reigning Olympic, World Cup and world champion in the giant slalom. 

The Austrian will aim to claim his third title of the Games in the slalom event on Thursday.