Sofia Goggia Shows Her Great Determination: “Rocky”-Style Training

Sofia Goggia is more determined than ever: the skier from Bergamo posted a video on social media showing her intense workout at the gym. The Italian champion, who had to interrupt her training a few months ago in Argentina due to a severe viral infection, has resumed her training with unwavering focus in preparation for her upcoming World Cup events in North America.

On Instagram, Sofia posted a video of herself dragging a heavy weight attached to her waist by a chain. The Olympic champion’s goal is to be 100% ready for the Beaver Creek downhill race scheduled for December 11.

Her recovery process has been long and complicated. Since early September, Goggia has had to deal with two viral infections—identified only after a series of tests upon her return to Italy from Argentina—which caused her to miss more than three weeks of training on the snow. She resumed training in early October in Favignana, where she began working again with her longtime coach Matteo Artina, in what she herself described as “a first glimpse of training after a month of inactivity.” Her return to the slopes then took place on the Stelvio Glacier: “I put my skis back on and felt pure joy. It was a wonderful feeling to get back to doing what I love most.”

On the Rettenbach in Sölden, in late October, the Italian skier pushed herself for the first time in a while, running a few Super-G runs with some teammates to test how she felt. She had already skipped the season-opening giant slalom, choosing instead to continue her preparation at Copper Mountain in the United States. Her schedule calls for a return to competition in the giant slalom at Killington, scheduled for November 28, before the downhill races at Beaver Creek on December 11 and 12 and the Super-G on December 13.