Downhill skier Sofia Goggia crashes in training and breaks 2 bones in right leg
11 months ago

Downhill skier Sofia Goggia crashes in training and breaks 2 bones in right leg

Associated Press  

MILAN — Leading downhill skier Sofia Goggia crashed in training Monday and broke two bones in her right leg, ending her season prematurely. Goggia is the latest top skier to crash recently following falls involving Mikaela Shiffrin, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Petra Vlhova, Alexis Pinturault and Corinne Suter among others. “The operation was successful,” Vlhova’s coach, Mauro Pini, said, adding the “recovery is going according to the plan.” The 31-year-old Goggia leads the World Cup downhill standings with an 89-point advantage over Austria’s Stephanie Venier. Goggia also crashed in 2022 during a super-G in Cortina d’Ampezzo and suffered multiple injuries to her left knee and leg but hurried back in time to take the silver medal in downhill at the Beijing Olympics 23 days later — to go with her gold from four years earlier at Pyeongchang.

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Sofia Goggia wins World Cup downhill, closes on season title
1 year, 10 months ago

Sofia Goggia wins World Cup downhill, closes on season title

Associated Press  

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Sofia Goggia raced toward another World Cup downhill title with a fifth win in her dominating season on Sunday. “It was really a relief for me because it was tough I crashed in the one and only training run,” said Goggia, whose 22nd career World Cup win was her 17th in downhill. Goggia’s fifth win in seven …

Goggia stuns with downhill win despite broken fingers
2 years ago

Goggia stuns with downhill win despite broken fingers

Associated Press  

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Italian skier Sofia Goggia gave a thumbs-up with her right hand after dominating the fourth women’s World Cup downhill of the season on Saturday. It was not guaranteed that I could be at the start today,” said Goggia, adding the Italian team even considered not putting her on the start list for Saturday’s race. Starting 21st, …

Italy’s Sofia Goggia battles through pain barrier to claim downhill silver
2 years, 10 months ago

Italy’s Sofia Goggia battles through pain barrier to claim downhill silver

The Independent  

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On bad knee, Goggia gets Olympic downhill silver; Suter wins
2 years, 10 months ago

On bad knee, Goggia gets Olympic downhill silver; Suter wins

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The most difficult moment for Alpine racer Sofia Goggia — aside, of course, from the crash itself that partially tore a ligament in her left knee and put what Italy’s team called a “minor fracture” in that leg — came when she put on her skis for the first time after arriving in China for the Olympics. My …

Olympic Skier Defies The Odds To Win Silver Just 3 Weeks After Devastating Crash
2 years, 10 months ago

Olympic Skier Defies The Odds To Win Silver Just 3 Weeks After Devastating Crash

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BEIJING — The most difficult moment for Alpine racer Sofia Goggia — aside, of course, from the crash itself that partially tore a ligament in her left knee and put what Italy’s team called a “minor fracture” in that leg — came when she put on her skis for the first time after arriving in China for …

Goggia recovery on track in race to recover for Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

Goggia recovery on track in race to recover for Olympics

Associated Press  

MILAN — With the Beijing Olympics looming, Sofia Goggia’s recovery is on track but the Italian will likely have to wait until the end of the week to know whether she’ll be able to defend her downhill title. The Italian ski federation said that a check-up on Sunday showed signs of improvement to Goggia’s left knee, a week after Goggia …

Goggia eyes return for Olympic downhill after latest crash
2 years, 11 months ago

Goggia eyes return for Olympic downhill after latest crash

Associated Press  

Sofia Goggia is going to need to recover in a hurry from a series of injuries following another crash on Sunday if she’s going to be able to defend her Olympic downhill title next month. But she sprained her left knee, partially tore a cruciate ligament and suffered a “minor fracture” of the fibula bone in her leg — plus …

Curtoni wins, Goggia crashes in mixed day for Italy ski team
2 years, 11 months ago

Curtoni wins, Goggia crashes in mixed day for Italy ski team

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — There were mixed emotions within the powerhouse Italian ski team when Elena Curtoni won a super-G on Sunday while Sofia Goggia crashed again with the Beijing Olympics less than two weeks away. For the second victory of her career in her 230th World Cup race, Curtoni mastered a tricky course-set to finish a slim 0.09 seconds …

Gut-Behrami wins downhill after Olympic champ Goggia crashes
2 years, 11 months ago

Gut-Behrami wins downhill after Olympic champ Goggia crashes

Associated Press  

ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria — Lara Gut-Behrami’s season finally saw an upswing on Saturday after two miserable months for the Swiss skier which included illness, a crash, and a coronavirus infection. With her first event at the Beijing Olympics just over three weeks away, Gut-Behrami mastered a tricky course to win the fourth women’s World Cup downhill of the season. “I’m bruised …

Downhill racer Johnson skips World Cup meet with knee injury
2 years, 11 months ago

Downhill racer Johnson skips World Cup meet with knee injury

Associated Press  

ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria — Olympic downhill medal contender Breezy Johnson is skipping World Cup races this weekend in Austria to let a knee injury heal. Johnson, who has been runner-up in all three World Cup downhills this season, said Friday she has taken medical advice over a cut and bruised knee from a training crash this week. The enforced break will …

Goggia takes super-G for 5th win in 17 days; Shiffrin 5th
3 years ago

Goggia takes super-G for 5th win in 17 days; Shiffrin 5th

Associated Press  

VAL d’ISÈRE, France — Sofia Goggia has been unbeaten in downhill for an entire year. Goggia won the last women’s World Cup super-G of the calendar year Sunday, a day after she triumphed in her seventh straight downhill. In super-G, I really feel like I’m not the strongest and I really have to create a lovely race.” Goggia certainly created …

The Latest: Skiing worlds finally set to get going on day 4
3 years, 10 months ago

The Latest: Skiing worlds finally set to get going on day 4

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — The Latest from the skiing world championships : ___ 7:15 p.m. Italian skier Marta Bassino is set to open the women’s super-G at 10:45 a.m. local time before 2019 gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin runs fourth. Dominik Paris is the defending champion in the men’s super-G scheduled for 1 p.m. ___ 6:15 p.m. American skier Ted Ligety …

Italian skier Goggia to miss worlds after breaking knee bone
3 years, 11 months ago

Italian skier Goggia to miss worlds after breaking knee bone

Associated Press  

Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia will miss the world championships in February after breaking a bone in her right knee on Sunday. The Italian ski federation said Goggia fell while skiing down to the valley with other competitors after a World Cup super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, was postponed until Monday because of fog. A week after earning her first World …

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