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Sofia Goggia (Italian pronunciation: [soˈfiːa ˈɡɔddʒa]; born 15 November 1992) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer who competes in all disciplines and specialises in the speed events of downhill and super-G.
Feb 15, 2022 · The Italian alpine skier won the downhill silver only three weeks after injuring her left knee in a crash. She said she was proud of overcoming the biggest challenge in her life and gave everything at the Olympics.
- Alessandro Poggi
Jan 13, 2024 · From last to first in 24 hours, it's just another weekend in the rollercoaster career of Sofia Goggia (ITA). A day after a wild run ended in a fall and the 55th and final place in Friday's super-G, Goggia found the right aggression-control balance to win Saturday's downhill in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee and continue her assault on the ...
Dec 17, 2022 · The Italian skier overcame the pain and surgery to claim her 20th World Cup victory in St Moritz. She beat Ilka Stuhec and Kira Weidle by 0.43 and 0.09 seconds respectively.
Goggia won four downhills out of five, the failure being a DNF, before crashing heavily in the Cortina Super-G just three weeks ahead of her Olympic title defence. The result was another cruciate knee ligament injury, but the 29-year-old was determined to make it to the start line of the downhill.
Jan 13, 2024 · ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria (AP) — Sofia Goggia was a winner again in a World Cup downhill Saturday and rose to fourth on the all-time list of career victories in the marquee speed discipline. The 2018 Olympic champion’s first downhill win this season and 18th of her World Cup career was by 0.10 seconds over Stephanie Venier.
The Italian skier secured her 22nd World Cup victory in Switzerland, despite a bad crash in the only practice run. She extended her lead in the overall downhill rankings and chased a fourth discipline globe.
