Olympics, Goggia on the track in the downhill test: “I had to try for myself. I never doubted I could do it. Thanks to the doctors. And I’m not slow …

Here she is, Sofia Goggia on skis, on the track in the first test of the Olympic descent scheduled for Tuesday 15 February. The blue is there. She has recovered from the injury and is ready to serve the bang. In the first test she went down cautiously, studying the lines, as the coaches suggested. Had it been up to her, he would have pulled harder than her. You know, Sofia is like that. Speed ​​and great feeling with her discipline. “But what I mean is that I am happy to be here. When, this morning, I arrived upstairs and saw the sign” Beijing2022 “in the house, I was happy. Happy to be at the Games, my childhood dream. itself. Being resigned regardless is something I don’t accept. Then I try and it doesn’t go? Very well, but at least I tried. For me, fighting for myself and for the things you believe in is fundamental. I must say that I have always been driven by something that has never made me doubt I will not make it and therefore despite the tragedy it was a peaceful period. More or less … “.
Sophia, how’s that wounded left leg?
“It holds if I do the right things. She is not so ready, so reactive, of course. I have made an incredible progression but biology needs its time. scarce. I have no pain now, yes .. a little bit on the landing of the jump. But the desire to run, to do things well and the desire to do an Olympic descent is for me the most beautiful thing that can exist “.
Did your staff ask you to take the test with caution?
“We set out to do it very calmly, so much so that Rulfi (the head coach of the National team) yesterday proposed me to do it with the windbreakers! Well … I said to him” Listen Gian … at Fantozzi no! At least let me take a picture with the racing suit. Rather I brake “.
Were you afraid at the start?
“No. I wasn’t as terrified as I thought I could be. But I was well focused and aware of what to do, I’m very happy, I clearly braked. In the flat I made those two corners and then I felt when you entered the descent. It was important to have a very constructive approach “.
Emotions?
“Beautiful. I did everything to be here, it hurts to know that I have been unbeaten since December 2020 and that I have to go to the Olympics skipping the super-G where I could have played some good cards. Of course, sometimes I think. With a little peace I can I did everything to get to Beijing, I was guided by a force inside, especially after Cortina. There wasn’t a minute when I thought “I can’t do it”, apart from the day after the fall and there it is was tragic “.
What made you change your mind the next day?
“Fortunately I am surrounded by doctors who take their responsibilities. When they visited me in Milan, immediately after the injury, Dr. Andrea Panzeri and Dr. Schoenhuber told me ten days and go skiing. I looked at them incredulously. . Then, on the right I have a meniscus problem, on the left I was a bit devastated and I didn’t quite understand which leg was to use to take the first step. some tape to the knee “.
What led you to not make the super-G on Friday?
“The few days of skiing. The super-G is more of an unknown, you can’t build it like the descent. And then I had fallen in the days before … This morning I told the technicians” brake where you need it “”.
Is the goal the downhill medal?
“Let’s see. It’s the first time I’ve thrown myself down. I left even with a bit of haze … I’m not slow …”.
Moioli made silver.
“I felt it, great.”