Ski ace Goggia breaks two fingers and a day later skis to victory with his stick glued on
Created: 2022-12-19 13:29
By: Marius Epp
Just 24 hours after a serious hand injury, Sofia Goggia wins the St. Moritz downhill.
The ski world bows to her.
St. Moritz - There are normal people who would first heal their hand after breaking two fingers.
And there's Sofia Goggia, who tumbles down the ski slope again a day later - and once again outperforms everyone else.
Sofia Goggia |
Born: November 15, 1992 (age 30 years), Bergamo, Italy |
Disciplines: downhill, super G, giant slalom |
Greatest achievements: Olympic gold 2018, Olympic silver 2022 |
World Cup victories: 20 |
Alpine skiing: Sofia Goggia wins despite a double broken finger
On Friday, the Italian ski ace broke two fingers on the first descent in St. Moritz, which didn't stop her from competing on Saturday.
She had her hand operated overnight in Milan, a three-hour drive away, drove back to St. Moritz and won the downhill.
How could she hold the ski pole?
Not at all.
Without further ado, she taped it to her glove.
With her bloody and broken hand, she was in severe pain when pushing, but still distanced the competition by almost half a second.
Sofia Goggia shows her operated hand (left), one day later she celebrates her victory in St. Moritz.
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Ski ace Goggia: "Sometimes I feel like my life is like a movie"
"Sometimes I have the feeling that my life is like a movie," she told ARD.
Germany's best downhill skier Kira Weidle also celebrated success in St. Moritz, finishing third on the podium.
Paying tribute to her good friend Goggia, she said, "Incredible, only she can do that because she's so ripped off and can turn her head off."
The Swiss Joana Hählen was also flabbergasted.
"I have no idea how she did it.
She's still bleeding!
Just huge respect for this achievement.” Goggia is known for her daring nature.
At the Olympics, she competed 23 days after breaking a fibula and tearing a cruciate ligament and won silver.
How remains her secret.
Alpine skiing: the trainer did not want to let Goggia drive in St. Moritz
“In Beijing I did an Olympic downhill on just one leg.
So it was okay to only have one hand,” the 30-year-old calmly analyzed her victory in St. Moritz.
“My trainer told me that he didn't want to put me on the start list.
I said to him: 'Are you crazy?'
So I certainly won't give up."
(epp)