The 29-year-old skier suffers from a "sprained left knee, with a partial injury to the cruciate ligament already operated on in 2013" and a "small fracture of the fibula", said the Federation in a press release.
But she stresses that Goggia will immediately begin her "care course with the aim of being at the start of the Beijing 2022 women's downhill scheduled for Tuesday February 15".
"I'm sorry, it's an unwelcome stoppage at such an important time in the season, but in the next few hours I will start physiotherapy to try to defend the Olympic title in the discipline that I love the most. “, underlined “SuperSofia”, quoted in this press release issued after examinations carried out in a clinic in Milan.
Goggia, Olympic downhill champion in 2018 in Pyeongchang and big favorite for the Beijing event, again fell heavily on Sunday morning during the Super-G in Cortina d'Ampezzo, just eight days after a spectacular run-off during the the descent of Zauchensee (Austria).
She got up quickly and was able to reach the finish area on her skis, but complained of knee pain.
The 29-year-old Bergamasque, who is to be the Italian flag bearer in Beijing, has repeatedly proclaimed her immense motivation for the Olympics after having to give up last year at the Worlds, in Cortina, due to a right knee injury.
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