Sofia Goggia puts it all behind her and heads to America
Sofia Goggia is ready to take center stage again in the Alpine Ski World Cup. The champion from Bergamo will depart for the United States on Thursday, November 12, where she will train on the slopes of Copper, Colorado, alongside Marta Bassino, Laura Pirovano, and Asja Zenere.
The four Italian skiers will prepare for the upcoming events on the calendar, starting with the giant slalom in Killington, scheduled for Saturday, November 28, followed by the slalom on Sunday, November 29. The tour will then continue to Mont Tremblant, Canada, where two more giant slaloms will take place on Saturday, December 5, and Sunday, December 6, before the speed events in Beaver Creek, which will host two downhill races and a super-G between Friday, December 11, and Sunday, December 13.
The other Italian speed specialists will also be competing in Beaver Creek; they will prepare for the trip to the U.S. with a training camp in Solda, in the province of Bolzano, from November 13 to 18. The group will consist of Roberta Melesi, Sara Allemand, Teresa Runggaldier, Sara Thaler, Nadia Delago, Nicol Delago, and Elena Curtoni.
The men’s speed team is also preparing to head to the United States. Their destination will also be Copper, where the Italian team will train in preparation for the super-G on Saturday, November 28, and the giant slalom scheduled for the following day. The schedule then calls for a move to Beaver Creek, where two downhill races and a super-G will take place between Thursday, December 3, and Saturday, December 5, followed by the giant slalom on Sunday, December 6.
Technical Director Max Carca has called up twelve athletes, who will depart on Saturday, November 14: Marco Abbruzzese, Benjamin Alliod, Gregorio Bernardi, Guglielmo Bosca, Mattia Casse, Giovanni Franzoni, Christof Innerhofer, Nicolò Molteni, Dominik Paris, Max Perathoner, Florian Schieder, and Pietro Zazzi.
