Milan, 9 Oct. (LaPresse) – Sofia Goggia will not be taking part in the Sölden leg, which kicks off the 2026/27 Alpine Skiing World Cup. The champion from Bergamo is still recovering from two viral infections she contracted in Argentina, which have left her weakened. “I was more frightened by the pain than by the tremors or the fact that I couldn’t walk down the stairs, because I thought about it more from an athlete’s perspective than from a person’s,” Goggia said on the sidelines of the FISI Media Day at the Armani Theatre in Milan. As for her return to competitive action, Goggia said: “I don’t have a specific timeframe – it could be in ten days’ time, or it could be in a month and a half – and then I’ll think about what the specific training on skis will involve.” It’s inevitable to consider her goals. “I’d told myself I’d set myself some goals after the training camp in Ushuaia, but I had to cut it short after a week. So there’s a whole phase of preparation I’ve missed out on,” she explained, “but the main goal right now is to get back to feeling good as a person – especially mentally – and to regain my usual clarity of mind so I can ski.”
Skiing: Goggia to miss Sölden races: “I don’t have a timeline for my return”
Milan, 9 Oct. (LaPresse) – Sofia Goggia will not be taking part in the Sölden leg, which kicks off the 2026/27 Alpine Skiing World Cup. The champion from Bergamo is still recovering from two viral infections she contracted in Argentina, which have left her weakened. “I was more frightened by the pain than by the tremors or the fact that I couldn’t walk down the stairs, because I thought about it more from an athlete’s perspective than from a person’s,” Goggia said on the sidelines of the FISI Media Day at the Armani Theatre in Milan. As for her return to competitive action, Goggia said: “I don’t have a specific timeframe – it could be in ten days’ time, or it could be in a month and a half – and then I’ll think about what the specific training on skis will involve.” It’s inevitable to consider her goals. “I’d told myself I’d set myself some goals after the training camp in Ushuaia, but I had to cut it short after a week. So there’s a whole phase of preparation I’ve missed out on,” she explained, “but the main goal right now is to get back to feeling good as a person – especially mentally – and to regain my usual clarity of mind so I can ski.”