Goggia on the vaccine: “I did it immediately to get back on track”

“I got vaccinated right away, I completed the two doses as soon as possible. Without the vaccine I would not have been able to go around and back on the slopes to work and do what I like best ”. Sofia Goggia speaks to Rtl 102.5 and on the green pass topic, which is now mandatory also in the workplace, and explains: “I’m nobody to judge, everyone has their own reasons. I remain a humble and modest sportswoman without expanding out of my field. The green pass has been around for a long time; children attending elementary schools cannot access if they have not undergone certain vaccinations. The anti-Covid one is just one more vaccine. I was not afraid to do it, in order to go back to living as before I would have done anything ”.

The pride

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And on what Italy has gone through in this year and a half of lockdown, the Olympic downhill champion underlines: “This year and a half has exacerbated everyone. The psychological suffering that everyone has suffered is not to be underestimated. As a sportswoman I say that emotions are sometimes everything. When they manage to govern everything works, when they re-emerge they can overwhelm you ”. And in moments like this, the pride of representing Italy is felt even more: “I always hope to be up to it, I give it my all. I represent that Italy that is certainly not always perfect, I too am fallible like everyone else, but that tries to get up from falls and give the best of itself every day. This is fundamental for me, in daily life and in the one I lead as a sportswoman ”. And just under 10 days before the first World Cup race, the giant from Soelden closes: “There are those who hold up the pressure and those who let themselves be crushed. You need to know who is stronger than you, not hating them but working on yourself to try to beat them. Envy and jealousy are two ugly beasts. If someone goes faster than me, I commit myself to try to beat him ”.