Sofia Goggia is still excited: "In Cortina incredible feeling, thanks to everyone"

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Brilliant Sofia Goggia also in the second and last time trial ahead of the downhill that on Friday will open the World Cup stage in Soldeu, Andorra, the first act of the World Cup stage in the Andorran resort that will be completed between Saturday and Sunday with two super-Gs: the Bergamasque, repeating the previous day’s result, set the third fastest time behind Austria’s Nina Ortlieb, who stopped the clock at 1’32″26, preceding Switzerland’s Corinne Suter by 0″76 and our holder by 0″82.

Martino DavidiPhotos of Sofia Goggia lighting the Olympic brazier in Cortina

Sofia Goggia lights the brazier in Cortina
The Italian skier was chosen as the last torchbearer
The downhill champion received the flashlight from Gustav Thoeni
So he'carried it up to the brazier

He then symbolically kicked off the Games by lighting the flame
A great honor for Sofia Goggia, surprise choice
A little earlier she had paraded with her teammates
Sunday will be competing in the downhill
In Milan to light the brazier were Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni
The two blue champions lit the impressive brazier at the'arch of peace

“The slope conditions are really nice,” he confided at the end of the test, “despite it being a bit hot; the snow is hard and compact, ideal for skiing. Every day you have to stay on the piece, there is a lot to fight for and in the next ten days we have six races, a volume of stress to manage: in fact for speed we are just halfway through the season”.

“I had two solid runs, I had come straight here to Andorra after the Olympic giant to find the right mood: I am confident for the next races and in this season finale I would like to express myself at my best in every event” she emphasized.

“Even at the Olympics, although with only one bronze, I expressed my potential in three disciplines at times. There were so many expectations on us but it was a really national Olympics, thanks to everyone who followed us, Cortina gave us incredible feelings and emotions and I am really proud to have competed for my country” she added.

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