Sofia Goggia opens up: "I would no longer be willing to do that"

Sofia Goggia in an interview with Corriere della Sera talked about her career and life, starting with what made her proudest this year, her graduation from Luiss: “It was a challenging “journey,” also because of the rules of Luiss: exams, to say, have to be taken in presence. So I happened to give one after the St. Moritz races and before the Val d’Isère races. By Monday I was in Rome, by Tuesday evening I was already in France. I explored the meaning, the dynamics, sometimes the contradictions of the Games. In the end I understood their undiminished importance as they determine decisive turning points for the host cities. Are they still a model? For me they are a perpetual model.”

Sophia was sorry not to attend the lectures: “I would have liked to experience the contamination with respect to their ideas. I missed that. But I had counted on it, and still studying at the university, even if it was complicated at the beginning because I had to catch up with a method of work, was beautiful.”

The season was positive, although below her expectations. The bronze medal and the SuperG World Cup were good results: “But I’ll cut it short and summarize: I often felt exaggerated pressure. And I wasn’t the one putting it on myself.” Now the change of staff, with Gianluca Rulfi returning as the figurehead: “He will always coordinate the pink national team, except to follow me in particular again: he transmits balance and serenity to me.”

On the future the clearest words: “On November 15 I will be 34 years old. How far will I go? I don’t know, I’m certainly no longer willing to bear the consequences of a serious accident like the one in my foot: that’s it, if I could I would cancel that day. So will I risk less? Absolutely not, but I have become more careful. The end of my career is not defined: to stay with the theme…old hen makes good stock.”