He became the first male racer to retain the overall World Cup title since fellow Austrian Stephan Eberharter in 2002 and 2003[13] and the first to win it three years in a row since American Phil Mahre did so in 1981, 1982 and 1983.

In 2016, Hirscher became the most successful Austrian male World Cup GS skier by winning in Beaver Creek, Colorado, surpassing Benjamin Raich and Hermann Maier.

[19] The start of the 2018 season was expected to be more difficult as Hirscher suffered a fracture to his left ankle during the first day of snow training on 17 August.

Fortunately the first race of the season in Sölden was cancelled due to high winds, giving Hirscher a few more weeks to recover.

On 23 January, with his 9th win of the season in the Schladming night slalom, Hirscher equalled his compatriot Austrian ski legend Hermann Maier's 54 World Cup victories.

On 28 January Hirscher moved to second overall in the men's World Cup winners rankings by winning the GS in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

At the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Hirscher won gold in the men's combined event, his first competition of the games.

[21][22] Following the Olympics, the World Cup technical races resumed in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia on 3 March with the GS.

His Olympic gold medals plus the additional crystal globes enabled him to reach the top of the standings in the greatest alpine skiers of all time men's super ranking.

Unfortunately, the following day the slalom race was cancelled due to high winds, denying Hirscher the opportunity to obtain the record outright.

[7] On 13 January 2019 he won the slalom race in Adelboden and celebrated a 9th World Cup win and a 16th podium, a record among male athletes at a single resort.

Hirscher subsequently told the media that he would assess his future at the end of the season, but also stated that he thought that these were his last Worlds.

[30] Despite videos of him training in a racing suit that circulated in December 2020, Hirscher insisted that he was not returning to competitive skiing.

[32] Despite the disagreement, Hirscher's brand has quickly achieved success with former rival Henrik Kristoffersen, who scored a podium in the opening race at Sölden using the skis and earned Van Deer-Red Bull's first victory in Garmisch-Partenkirchen later in the season.

[33] On 24 April 2024 Hirscher announced he was planning a comeback to the FIS Alpine World Cup circuit competing for the Netherlands, the homeland of his mother.

[34] Hirscher made his anticipated World Cup return for the Netherlands on 27 October 2024, having earned eight points for his 23rd place result in the season-opening giant slalom at Sölden.

[36][37] On 1 August 2021, the Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung reported that the couple, who have two children together, had separated after twelve years.