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The seventh consecutive downhill seal, unbeaten for a year and another triumph in the descent of "his" Val d''Isère. Sofia talks about herself in the post-race, keeping her feet on the ground ...
Saturday 18 December 2021 3 minutes reading time
Mind-boggling numbers, to reach that quota 15 successes in the World Cup which means becoming the third blue ever, behind Federica Brignone by 2 points and -1 by Deborah Compagnoni, after having hooked Isolde Kostner who, instead, still precedes her of a victory at the level of blue plurivictors in descent (12 to 11).
Numbers that matter, numbers that say of an absolute domination by Sofia Goggia in the queen discipline, so much so that her unbeaten run has lasted for ... exactly one year, or from 18 December 2021 after the last "defeat", the second placed in the inaugural descent of last season, coincidentally in Val d''Isère, behind Corinne Suter.
Oreiller-Killy is really a track that Sofia loves and so, the fourth seal of the season also means the top of the overall World Cup standings, just ahead of Mikaela Shiffrin who will be there on Sunday for a great super-g challenge that will also involve many others blue. And after bringing home the Ambrosi calf for the triumph in Savoy in 2020, the Bergamo champion will only be able to celebrate after tomorrow's race. “Today I had a lot of pressure on me - admitted the Olympic champion in charge to Rai Sport microphones - I tried to mask it, but I felt it because there was so much competition and little margin here.
I had to give that little bit more, I don't think I skied so well but this time I put my heart into it ”.
And a specific question about leadership in general? The usual answer: "We are not even December 20, I do not look at this." Maybe we'll talk about it again after the giants of Courchevel ...
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Downhill Female Val d'Isere (FRA)
GOGGIA Sofia
JOHNSON Breezy
PUCHNER Mirjam
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