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Sofia Goggia makes a'surprise appearance

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Sunday at the stadium for Sofia Goggia: on the day of the end of the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina, the Italian skier returned to Bergamo to attend the match between Atalanta and Napoli, valid for the 26th day of the Serie A championship.

The Bergamo skier, who won a bronze medal in the downhill in Cortina d’Ampezzo, was present in the authorities stand where she greeted and hugged Antonio and Luca Percassi, president and CEO of Atalanta.

In the evening the Olympics will officially close with the closing ceremony to be held in Verona. Sofia Goggia at the microphones of RTL made a bittersweet assessment: “Staying off the podium in giant was not a disappointment despite how the race was described by some media. I haven’t been on the podium in the giant slalom since 2018, it was never my race and I think I did well even if I ended up behind”.

Luca FranzosiA bad day for Sofia Goggia: photos

A bad day can happen even to champions.
Sofia Goggia slips away in the combined team event, race over for the blue.
Sofia gets the high pass to the crossbar right but loses something on the schuss.
The'azure arrives at the third intermediate before the fall that closes her trial.
Her superfine class and courage are nevertheless to be applauded.
She is certainly not one to shy away from the Bergamasque.
The gold medal goes to the team with the lowest overall time.
Domenica Goggia won the bronze medal in the downhill.
Bronze was the'only metal missing from Goggia’s Olympic collection.
Her jaw-dropping Olympic collection also includes a gold and a silver.

Sofia is a heritage of Italian sport. Even on bad days.

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“Maybe if there is some regret it is for the SuperG run, being in the lead until halfway down the slope with 65 hundredths of a lead and then making a mistake I was very disappointed. Maybe everyone expected something more from me, even myself in the first place, I was always very demanding however when you look in the mirror you have to know that you gave everything and for me it was so”.

For Italy it was a great Olympics: “First of all let&#8220s start with Federica Brignone, who did something great after her injury. There are athletes who take years to get back to the level they were at before they got hurt, however when it comes to great champions, their talent beats what can be an adverse fate. But I am happy for all the Azzurre who won medals, like Lollobrigida and Vittozzi. I think it was a fantastic expedition by Italy and I am proud to have been part of it”.

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