Sofia Goggia: another shock injury

Sofia Goggia he is that athlete capable of winning a race with a broken hand and going on to get a medal at the Olympics 23 days after a very serious injury. Injuries and medals, dramas and victories have punctuated the career of the Italian skier. Today is yet another one. On the morning of February 5, Sofia Goggia reportedly fractured the tibia and fibula of her right leg in a forklift during training. The accident occurred around 10am along the Casola nera track in Ponte di Legno.

The champion from Bergamo was taken by air ambulance to Milan for checks. Precisely while waiting for this, the Italian Winter Sports Federation has urged caution. «Sofia Goggia fell during giant slalom training held on the Casola track in Ponte di Legno, stepping with his right leg into a door that turned to the right. No diagnosis has yet been made by the FISI Medical Commission which will carry out the necessary checks in the next few hours.”

The skier was doing specific training in view of the giant slalom event in Soldeu, in the Pyrenees, next weekend. The season could be over for her. After the races already held he is leading the downhill classification, a trophy he has already won four times in his career. He has less than 100 points of margin and there are still four races scheduled. Last week, in the giant slalom at Plan de Corones, she achieved fifth place and was back in the top ten in this specialty after 5 years.

Source: Vanity Fair

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