Goggia, the Super-G triumph and Gasperini’s message

Sofia Goggia returns to win inWorld Cup. The Italian champion signed thesuper-gigante della Val d’Isère. For Goggia, the one obtained on the ‘Oreiller-Killy’ track is thevictory number 27of his career, his 65th podium.

La skier from Bergamoreturned to the top step of the podium after eleven months, precisely from the success of January 18thfree descent in Cortina d’Ampezzo. ‘Sofi’ had last won in super-G on December 15 last year in Beaver Creek. The standard bearer of theYellow Flameswho made the difference in the second section of the French track, crossed the finish line in1’20″24. Second at 15 cents is the New ZealanderAlice Robinsonthe American thirdLindsey Vonnat 36 cents. For Vonn, 41 years old, this is the fourth podium in the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Games season. Fourth is another Italian,Elena Curtoni73 cents behind her compatriot, thirteenthRoberta Melesi a 1″05.

Fourth success in Val d’Isère

For Goggia, 33 years old, it’s aboutfourth success in Val d’Isèreafter the downhill ones in 2020 and 2021 and in the super-G in 2021. Sofia skied a bit in the initial stretch with the ‘handbrake’ on but in the second she wasperfectdemonstrating its superiority inFrench route.

In the general classification Goggia is third

In the ranking ofSuper-G Cup, Robinson leadswith 180 points ahead of Goggia (160) and Vonn (110). In the general classification, thanks to this performance,Sofia Goggia jumps from ninth to third placewith 372 points, behindMikaela Shiffrin(558) and Robinson (484). This result consolidates the Italian’s position among the best athletes on the circuit.

The female white circus calendar

Il Female white circuswill return before New Year’s Eve, on the 27th and 28thSemmering in Austria per uno giant slalom e uno special slalom. On January 3rd and 4th the stage will be atKranjska Gora and Sloveniaagain for a giant slalom and a slalom. On January 10th and 11th the Cup will move toAltenmarkt-Zauchensee (Austria) per una free descent e un supergianting.

Goggia: Gasperini’s message

“With thisvittoriaI had a good timeChristmas giftyesterday instead I did it to the others because sometimes I’m generous. Today’s pain will be tomorrow’s fuel is the message we exchanged yesterday withGian Piero Gasperinicoach of Roma to whom I remain very attached after his experience in Bergamo with Atalanta”. These are the words ofSofia Goggiawinner ofWorld Cup super-giantin Val d’Isère in France. The champion from Bergamo hit the markfirst victory of the seasonthe 27th of his career.

Referring to the race offree descentof yesterday finishing in eighth place, Goggia said: “It left a big mark on me, it was a very hard day emotionally and I spent an hour crying thinking back to the wasted opportunity. I was coming from such solidity and instead the mistake made me throw away agolden opportunity“.

The champion’s desire for redemption

Speaking about the restart from yesterday’s performance, with reference to those of her career, Sofia added: “I started from there, fromdesire for redemptionas in fact my whole career has been, made up of restarts, with a great desire to go back up and when you are on the podium you are always happy,WINBut that’s what I’m aiming for.”

The champion ofItalian skiingshe concluded by saying: “When I got to the bottom I wasn’t convinced, I skied with a lot of margin in the upper part”. And upLindsey Vonnwho returned to victory at the age of 41, specified: “In Sankt Moritz, Lindsey gave us the wake-up call and forced us all toraise the level“.

Next goals: slalom and fast disciplines

Sofia Goggiabearer of the Fiamme Gialle, will return to the competition ingiant slalomin Semmering next week and in Kranjska Gora in two weeks. Subsequently he will focus more on his favorite disciplines: thefast disciplines.