In a scene captured by television cameras, Sofia Goggia slipped to her teammate, dejected: "It's broken".
Twenty-four hours after fracturing the second and third metacarpals of her left hand, the 30-year-old Italian had time to undergo surgery in Milan for her injury which occurred during the first descent of Saint-Moritz (Switzerland). )... and to triumph in the second Saturday!
Godiamocela, anchora and anchora.
Che discesa Sofia!!!
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— Eurosport IT (@Eurosport_IT) December 17, 2022
The 2018 Olympic champion in the specialty, who had hit a door at nearly 100 km / h in the middle of a descent on Friday, skied with her left hand taped to her ski pole.
It took more to slow down the one who had won the silver medal at the last Beijing Games while being diminished by a sprained knee.
18th World Cup victory
Not spared from injuries in her career, the skier went to snatch her 18th World Cup victory thanks to a descent that was still just as aggressive.
Engaged in the curves despite her discomfort, the Transalpine was 43 hundredths ahead of the Slovenian Ilka Stuhec and 52 hundredths of the German Kira Weidle.
The second descent was held in bright sunshine, unlike the first, which was made difficult by thick fog on the Swiss track.
The Saint-Moritz stage will end on Sunday with a super-G, at 11:30 a.m.