Vonn, the meeting with the blues and the special relationship with Goggia: "Lindsey is forever"

Today in Copper Mountain, the American champion followed the training of the national team. The words of Sofia, excited to have seen the former rival and now a great friend.

Friday 12 November 2021 4 minutes reading time

A special meeting, actually a whole morning spent alongside the blue, following their lines in an intense training session on the slopes of Copper Mountain. Lindsey Vonn arrived in Colorado and for Gianluca Rulfi's national team the work done today, under the gaze and with the advice of the most successful downhill skier in history, was special. Also and above all for Sofia Goggia, who recounted this day with her usual "different" magnifying glass. "I know athletes capable of beating her monstrous records, but I don't even remotely know one that comes close to her human and personal caliber - the words of the Bergamo-born in social media - It's true, the champions are weighed by the number of medals they have around their necks and won trophies, but when in addition to those you manage to have such an impact as to make entire generations dream, then you have something more, a human factor that makes the difference; Lindsey Vonn has it. I knew she would arrive here last night and, at the thought of having her on the track today, I felt the same emotions as when as a child I waited with growing trepidation for the arrival of Saint Lucia; I went to bed happy, dreaming of today's sunrise. I know I have fought with her in many races, and at times I have even been in front of her, but the emotion that has accompanied me in these days has been indescribable; it was two years, from her career end party at Aare 2019, that I had never met her again and today she was there, on the track with us - for the first time not like a rival - serena, watching us during training , to exchange opinions on the lines and to give me advice on the chairlift, as well as to tell me about her and her life. Today was a special day, but after all, one of the many days where I had the umpteenth confirmation that Lindsey Vonn is unique, she is special, she is true and she is authentic, a great champion and a beautiful person and ... but what are we talking about guys. Lindsey Vonn is on another level: like diamonds, it is forever ”.

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