First podium of the season for Sofia who appears to be improving greatly and compliments the American: “It’s nice to see an athlete like Lindsay in the race, an extra stimulus for all of us”
The Sankt Moritz weekend gives us back one Sofia Goggia in good shapein the first two free practices of the European season. The Bergamo was fourth in Friday’s race and third in Saturday’s with notable improvements in the days when the ski world discovered how strong you can be at over 41. The stage took it all Lindsay Vonn with a first and a second place, beaten in Saturday’s race by the German Aicherwho is almost twenty years younger than the American. An incredible generational clash that this time rewarded the youngest but Lindsay, restored after the knee operation and with five extra kilos of muscles after an incredible preparation, is the true Winder woman of skiing and takes on the role of favorite for the Milan-Cortina Olympics, she who has always felt at ease on the Tofane snow. And on Sunday the super-G again in Sankt Moritz with Vonn and Goggia competing for the victory.
Goggia satisfied
The American legend wasn’t perfect this time and had to surrender to the young Emma, as did Sofia who fell before the American and the German and led for a few seconds but was still satisfied with her growth. “I am happy with the attitude and satisfied with the performance and the result – are the words of Sofia Goggia to the Rai microphones -. It’s a shame about the long one: it was essential to take me off speed, but there were a few waves and I ended up at the bottom.” Goggia had not yet finished in the top three this season: “Today I was more convinced. I don’t take this as an excuse, but the temperatures and snow at Copper Mountain didn’t allow me to train downhill. It’s a process that continues.” And on the podium with Vonn: “It’s always nice to see Lindsey Vonn competing: a champion like that helps us all raise the bar, it’s an extra incentive. Last year in October there were rumors of Lindsey’s return, I called her and told her that it would be a dream to be back on the podium together. He told me to keep it as a goal and today we got there. It’s nice to be on the podium together, but we both want to win.”
Insatiable Vonn
Lindsay Vonn conquered podium number 140 of his careerahead of her only Ingemar Stenmark (155) and Mikaela Shiffrin (160). But her 410th Cup start is a record, surpassing Renate Goetschl’s 409. And the race towards the Cortina Games continues after the return to the track a year ago. “I’m a little tired from yesterday, I felt so many emotions. I managed the upper part well, then I lost my balance and didn’t ski the lower part as I would have liked.”
