The test went well, it served to dispel doubts and fears: without forcing, Sofia Goggia tested her knee and became familiar with the track. The orobic skier showed off a broad smile at the end of the first timed downhill test at the Olympics, confirming that the sensations are good and that she is in clear recovery after the serious knee injury suffered in Cortina.
"Delighted. After that flight it was already a miracle to be able to get here", her words at the end of the test. "It was my first descent test, I had no room for doubts and I left very calm, I tried to stay on my feet and to understand the knee, the track, the snow. I tried to feel the supports, when my body is in an optimal position then I go ".
Appointment on Sunday for the second timed test, but the date to be marked in red on the calendar is Tuesday 15 February, the day of the race that will award the medals and in which the skier from Bergamo - knee permitting - will try to defend the Olympic gold won 4 years. ago in Pyeongchang.
The sensations are good: “I'm happy, focused, serene and aware that I can do what I can with the means I have now. The Olympics are the place where children's dreams come true and despite the conditions they are here. This is already beautiful and I am very satisfied, it was not easy to go downhill on a new track. We are under construction ".
(Unioneonline / L)
