Incredible, relentless Sofia Goggia. The blue also won the Val d'Isere descent in 1.41.71. Yet another feat after Lake Louise's trio last week, when she won two runs and a Super-G in three days.
For the skier from Bergamo this is the third success of the season in downhill on as many races and the seventh consecutive in the free practice sessions in which she participated. Absolute ruler of the discipline.
For her, in a race not without errors, it is the victory number 15 in the world cup arrived right in the place where she obtained the first free podium in 2016. Behind Goggia once again the American Breezy Jonhnson in 1.41.98 and the Austrian Myriam Puchner in 1.42.62. The absence of Mikaela Shiffrin to focus on the super-G scheduled for tomorrow helped Goggia bringing her to the top of the overall standings.
Another good test of the other blue with Nadia Delago eighth in 1.43.16, Elena Curtoni ninth in 1.43.23, Federica Brignone 11th in 1.43.40. The Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami, one of Goggia's main rivals, positive for Covid, also did not participate in the race.
“It was a different race from the others that I knew would be difficult, because there are 40 seconds of flat, and when I ski below 100 km / h I struggle a bit”, the athlete's comment.
“After that moment I told myself that I could have done a great race. Maybe I didn't ski very well, but I put a huge heart into it, always trying to push the curves as my coaches told me at the start. I won the race for the desire to bring it down and for the courage. I knew that my time would be enough for the podium, but I waited to cheer until Puchner's descent, because in practice she has always been very fast ”.
(Unioneonline / L)
