Sofia Goggia, excitement over interview with Pope Leo
Days of big institutional meetings for Sofia Goggia: the Bergamo-born ski champion, who on Wednesday had participated in the Tricolor rededication ceremony at the Quirinale with President Sergio Mattarella, on Thursday met Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican along with the other Italian skiers.
“It’s a day full of emotion,” Sofia commented to the microphones of Ansa. Goggia in recent days in the capital also made a stop at the Ministry of Tourism, meeting with Minister Gianmarco Mazzi. The Italian star athlete is one of the main figures of reference for the promotion of tourism in Italy, and she currently holds the role of official ambassador for Italia.it, the portal of the Ministry of Tourism.
In addition, Sofia has collaborations with local and territorial projects: she is the testimonial of the promotional campaign of Abano Terme and is a historical promoter of her city, Bergamo, and Val Seriana. In addition to Goggia, the famous singer Andrea Bocelli, with his wife Veronica, also visited the Ministry of Tourism these days. “I have always admired you for your seriousness and commitment. You set an example for everyone. Thank you Sofia, thank you Andrea and Veronica, thank you for your visit to the Ministry and your good work wishes,” is the message of Minister Gianmarco Mazzi on the occasion of the meetings that took place on April 7 with Sofia Goggia and on April 8 with Andrea and Veronica Bocelli.
At the Quirinale, Goggia had had the opportunity to exchange a few words with President Mattarella, who proved to be very up-to-date on the exploits of the champion from Bergamo. “It is always a great pleasure to be able to speak with Mattarella. He expressed his displeasure about the super-G at the Olympics, but he also complimented me on how I redeemed myself in the World Cup,” Sofia revealed. The flag-returning ceremony was attended by all the Azzurri athletes who starred at the Milan Cortina Olympics, a record-breaking edition for Italy with a total of 30 medals.
Just on the sidelines of the event at the Quirinale, Goggia also sponsored the name of Giovanni Malagò as the next president of the FIGC: “He is a papable name, a very good candidate and if he happens to be there I wish him the best. Malagò where he has gone has always done well, the medals and the numbers have always proved him right,” the words reported by Ansa.
