“I promise you, Dad”: Goggia’s emotional message

Sofia Goggia is a go-getter. Her fearlessness led her to a gold medal at the Olympics and four small crystal globes. At the same time, the 31-year-old also had to accept countless setbacks and injuries in her career. Like at the beginning of February, when she fell during training in Ponte di Legno and fractured her tibia and tibial ankle.

Since then things have become quiet around the Italian. On Thursday she finally addressed her fans. “If this is the plan that God has for me, then all I can do is open my arms wide and accept it,” Goggia begins her message. “This sentence, which I used before the Olympic Games in Beijing, did not come from me, but from Elena Fanchini. She expressed it in an interview with her genuine authenticity, which I miss so much, when she found out about the tumor relapse." Goggia was inspired by it and thought about it when she was transported to Milan in the helicopter.

Fanchini gives her strength “My father wrote to me that 'my pain will not be in vain'. Although time will tell me he was right, I have a hard time believing that at the moment. It's not a bone that breaks, and it's not the fatigue of the seventh, complicated operation. What hurts, really hurts, is this tear that I feel in my chest,” Goggia expresses all her sadness. “A tear that only I can feel deep within me. Despite my efforts and commitment to drastically reduce the likelihood of such an event, I find myself in such a situation for the umpteenth time. It hurts a lot."

However, her good friend Elena Fanchini, who died a year ago, showed her that you have to find the strength to look forward. “It's 'just' another test: a very difficult, tough test. And dear dad: Even though in my heart it feels like I'm still lying on the slopes and dreading the moment when I have to look my trainer, my service man and my supervisor in the eye and tell them "Since the dream has been shattered again this year, I promise you that I will do my best to ensure that this terrible pain is not in vain," Goggia concludes her contribution.

From these words you can see: Sofia Goggia will do everything she can to get back to her old strength. Your big goal is the 2026 Olympic Games in your own country.

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“I promise you, Dad”: Goggia’s emotional message

Sofia Goggia was heading towards her fifth small ball on the downhill this season before an injury put a stop to her plans. On Thursday evening, the Italian spoke out for the first time since her serious accident.

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