Ski: Goggia on the podium in Crans, the cup is approaching

Sofia Goggia back on the podium, third in 1.30.16 in the second descent of Crans Montana.

And now the Olympian sees her third world cup ever closer than her, which consecrates the queen of jet girls.

Surprisingly, in 1.29.93, the Swiss Priska Nufer, 30 years old and so far never even on the podium, won in front of the Czech Ester Ledecka, winner of Saturday's descent which ended in 1.30.04.

But Goggia with this third place - a real redemption after the 12 / o on Saturday that marks "the beginning of the rehabilitation period to get back to the top" - but above all left behind the Swiss Corinne Suter, Olympic gold medal and fourth in 1.30.20, his only rival remained in the field for the conquest of the discipline cup.

Sofia has thus recovered valuable points on the Swiss and has 482 against Suter's 407.

For the conquest of the cup everything is postponed to the last descent, on March 16 in Courchevel.

"I'm happy to have kept the red bib and the 75 points lead, now we have to stay focused until the Finals. I nibbled a few spots because now I have 75 ahead of Corinne, commented the blue." It was a very race. narrow in terms of gaps, we are all very close and this is the beauty of this track.

I can't say where I am in my recovery;

I arrived here the first day after having competed in the Olympic downhill, so with nine days of rest.

I worked physically but skiing is another thing, in fact, in the first test I was afraid that my leg would not hold me,

especially in the first corner.

I see that skiing is doing me so much good and I have to accompany this type of use of strength to athletic work in the gym by finding a balance.

I have no particular dedications to do for this podium, I owe a lot to myself and to all those people without whom I would not be here.

I am happy to leave Crans-Montana with these advances ", concluded Goggia. Italy in this second descent of Crans - very exciting due to the continuous inclusion at the top of so many athletes - recorded the 7th place of Federica Brignone in 1.30.16, just ten cents from Goggia and the podium, an unequivocal sign of a precious state of form.

I have no particular dedications to do for this podium, I owe a lot to myself and to all those people without whom I would not be here.

I am happy to leave Crans-Montana with these advances ", concluded Goggia. Italy in this second descent of Crans - very exciting due to the continuous inclusion at the top of so many athletes - recorded the 7th place of Federica Brignone in 1.30.16, just ten cents from Goggia and the podium, an unequivocal sign of a precious state of form.

I have no particular dedications to do for this podium, I owe a lot to myself and to all those people without whom I would not be here.

I am happy to leave Crans-Montana with these advances ", concluded Goggia. Italy in this second descent of Crans - very exciting due to the continuous inclusion at the top of so many athletes - recorded the 7th place of Federica Brignone in 1.30.16, just ten cents from Goggia and the podium, an unequivocal sign of a precious state of form.

Further back Elena Curtoni 14 / a in 1.30.81, Nadia Delago 21, in 1.31.25 and Francesca Marsaglia 28 / a in 1.31.88.

Outside instead Nicol Delago.

The Czech Petra Vlhova, the American Mikaela Shiffrin absent, made a leap forward in the general classification so as to be in the lead ex aequo with the American at 1,026 points.

Shiffrin will have to get over her post-Beijing mood and get back on track as early as next weekend if she wants to save the season.

With two successes in two days, the second special cdm slalom in Garmisch was also won by the Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen.

Behind him - after several forks of the athletes who were in command of the first heat - the English Dave Ryding and the German Linus Strasser.

Best blue the veteran Giuliano Razzoli, 6 / o.

Then there are Alex Vinatzer 9 / o and Tommaso Sala 19 / o.

The next round of the cup is in Kvitfjell, Norway, with the return of Dominik Paris and the jet men: from Friday to Sunday two descents and a super-G.

The women's world cup, on the other hand, remains in Switzerland, in Lenzerheide, where on Saturday and Sunday there will be a super-G and a giant.

Brignone will have the chance to win his first super-G world cup in advance after having the general, the giant and the combined one in his palmares.