TURIN – «I broke my hand». Sofia Goggia he understood and said it immediately, as soon as he crossed the finish line of the first St. Moritz descentconcluded after a chain of unfortunate events with second place behind her teammate Elena Curtoni. The Bergamo native said it worldwide, as if she were talking about this and that. On the other hand, a compound fracture of the second and third metacarlium of the left hand, as later certified by radiographs in the clinic, is nonsense for anyone who has gone through a thousand more serious injuries, including a crusader injury and a small tibia fracture. 23 days before the silver-miracle at the Beijing Olympics. Almost a year ago.
«I felt immediately after the impact with the pole that something had happened to my hand. Upon arrival I hardly moved it. It’s a shame because it was a good race: I’ll do everything to be ready for tomorrow’s downhillGoggia let her know from the car that was taking her to Milan with the doctor Andrea Panzeripresident of the Fisi Medical Commission, to be operated on immediately and do everything possible to return to St. Moritz tonight and compete tomorrow.
The wait and…
One of his miracles. With the now usual and (when she’s involved) not even strange set of truly incredible situations. In fact, Sofia had to wait a long time at the start, while it was snowing and the fog was rising (race shortened at the start of the super-G) because a Swiss soldier in charge of cleaning the track had fallen and injured himself. So she found herself having to push blindly and on a dirty track. The impact at the third door, but with a crescendo that brought her to just 29 cents/mid to Curtoni, very good at making use of the low bib (2) and the more technical part of the Corviglia di St.Moritz to seize her third victory, the fourth of the season for Italsci. All female after the two of the Goggia downhill in Lake Louise and that of the Bassino in the Sestriere giant. A victory that arrived like on January 23 of this year in the super-G of Sestriere on the day of the (much more serious) injury of the teammate from Berma.
«This track always speaks to me a bit, I like it a lot – comments the 31-year-old from Valtellina, rightly trying to enjoy the moment -. In the downhill I had achieved my first career podium here and when there are difficult conditions I can bring out the best in me. My instincts can be seen working the right way. In the next few days it will be sunny and we will have to start from scratch. And I will be ready to do battle». Even Sofia Goggia.
