This Goggia series is scary

“The last thing I expected here is to win by such a margin. Today ten women could easily have won, the fact that I can do it with such a lead is really unbelievable”: Sofia Goggia was after hers Show of force in the descent from Lake Louise a little stunned myself.

In a descent that lasted less than two minutes, the Bergamaskin gained a lead of 1,47 seconds over second-place Breezy Johnson. This is an incredible achievement, but it shows that Goggia is currently the benchmark in this discipline. For almost a year now, no athlete has been able to hold a candle to her. Goggia is currently unbeatable when it comes to downhill skiing This is also clear from a special fact: in the last five downhill runs in which the 29-year-old competed, she also won. This series began a year ago in Val d'Isére, where she triumphed on December 19, 2020. This was followed by victories in St. Anton, two in Crans Montana and now the one in Lake Louise. In between, she also won the small crystal ball in the downhill, even though she didn't compete in any races last winter after a fall at the end of January. The last time that Goggia didn't make it onto the podium in the downhill was before the start of the corona pandemic, namely in February 2020, when she "only" finished fourth in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

“I'm overjoyed,” said the Italian after her recent triumph in Lake Louise. “I can certainly improve, but this is a nice start. I'm happy that I was able to win the last five downhill runs in which I competed. But I also have to thank my skiman, who provided me with extremely fast skis.” At the same time, Goggia also knows: “Now it’s important to stay focused and start from zero. Nevertheless, I'm happy that I won by such a margin. On a slope that is really easy and where there are only a few key points, that’s something special.” Fun facts about Sofia Goggia With her victory yesterday, Goggia has drawn level with Lara Gut-Behrami, both now have 18 podium places in the downhill and are thus leading the list of active participants. Sofia Goggia now has 33 podium places and is level with Kristian Ghedina. Isolde Kostner from Val Gardena holds 51 (3rd place in Italy). The leader is Alberto Tomba (88) ahead of Gustav Thöni (69). The podium on Friday in Lake Louise (Goggia, Johnson and Puchner) is entirely on Atomic skis. If you include the two Delagos (places 6 and 8), then five of the first eight runners are on Atomic. Another departure is scheduled for Saturday evening. At 20.30:5 p.m. (CET) Goggia will start the race with number XNUMX – as on Friday. Will she then be able to fill half a dozen?

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This Goggia series is scary

Sofia Goggia stunned the ski world on Friday, taking victory in the Lake Louise downhill by an impressive margin. A look at the statistics reveals a frightening series.

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