"Terrible news, one of those you would never want to hear. We all joined in a sincere embrace, we cried as a group. We will try to put all of ourselves in the race, Elena certainly would like this".
Thus Sofia Goggia, after the downhill training in Meribel, also comments on behalf of the Italian ski team on the disappearance of the former blue Elena Fanchini.
"Her genuineness and her authenticity made her special, we join silently and with a lot of solidarity in the pain of her family, we are sure that on Saturday she will give us something more during the descent", continued Goggia. on the track with mourning on his arm to underline a loss that deeply shook the entire Italian team.
Last January, Goggia dedicated his victory in Cortina to her: "Eli is for you".