While speculation swirls around Sofia Goggia, two other skiers are not going to Chile

After warming up on the slopes of Ushuaia, Argentina, the women’s World Cup speed team is ready to head to La Parva, Chile, for another two weeks of more focused training in downhill. Elena Curtoni, Roberta Melesi, Sara Allemand, Teresa Runggaldier, Sara Thaler, Nadia Delago, Nicol Delago, and Asja Zenere will travel on Friday and return to Italy on October 2. Accompanying them will be head coach Giovanni Feltrin, Giorgio Pavoni, Paolo Stefanini, and Alberto Parola.

While questions swirl around Sofia Goggia and everyone awaits an announcement from the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI), Laura Pirovano and Marta Bassino will remain in Ushuaia until their scheduled return at the end of next week.

In recent days, FISI officially announced the early return of the champion from Bergamo in a press release: “Sofia Goggia has cut short her trip to Argentina. The champion from Bergamo, winner of the bronze medal in the Olympic downhill at Milan-Cortina 2026 and of the Super-G World Cup last season, experienced health issues during her stay in Ushuaia, which began on August 23, and, in agreement with the FISI Medical Commission chaired by Dr. Andrea Panzeri, she has decided to return to Italy to undergo the necessary medical examinations in the coming days.” Goggia was supposed to remain in Ushuaia until September 18, before traveling to La Parva, Chile, where her teammates are now headed.

As for the nature of her health issues, the federation has not provided further details, referring to the results of the medical examinations to shed light on the skier’s condition and any potential effects on her preseason training schedule. Until just a few days before her early return, training seemed to be proceeding as usual: in particular, Goggia had been working on giant slalom without any signs emerging that would suggest a change in her training schedule.

More encouraging news, however, comes from Federica Brignone. The two-time Olympic champion for Milan-Cortina 2026, who had followed a personalized training program after her second knee surgery, reassured everyone by posting some photos from a vacation in South Tyrol with a lighthearted comment: “Easy girlz weekend! And first steps on my new leg.” The removal of the last plates and screws from her knee appears to have gone well, and the athlete from the Aosta Valley is now preparing for a new season with her sights set on the World Championships in Crans-Montana, scheduled for February 1–14, 2027.

The Alpine Ski World Cup will resume in late October with the giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, scheduled for October 24, 2026. In the women’s competition, 40 races are scheduled across 20 stops, including nine downhill races, nine super-G races, twelve giant slaloms, and ten slaloms. The current overall World Cup champion is Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States.