Exceptional feat for Sofia Goggia at the Beijing Olympics. The skier from Bergamo, fresh from a serious injury in Cortina on 23 January, won the silver medal in the women's downhill in Yanqing just 16 cents from Corinne Suter. And the Italian brace was completed by Nadia Delago's bronze, at 57 cents.
The other two blue also proved to be excellent: Elena Curtoni, fifth after the illusion of an all-blue podium for most of the race, while Nicol Delago is eleventh.
"I gave everything I could. I was really happy with my skiing. I felt like the speed was there in the upper part because I was jumping a lot, everywhere," said the champion. "It's an incredible medal for the conditions of the last 20 days."
"A great Italy! An exceptional result that confirms the strength of our sprinters. Two medals that make history. Too bad for the gold. We had hoped for it. I am very happy for Nadia who deserved this bronze. There are no words for it. Sofia's silver: considering how she got here and how the situation was so far a few days ago, her performance is commendable ", commented Giovanni Malagò, president of Coni.
(Unioneonline / ss)