Sofia Goggia to skip Olympic super G

Sofia Goggia won’t take part in the Beijing 2022 super G scheduled on Friday.

The Italian skier, who’s been racing against the clock after a knee injury suffered in January in Cortina, made the decision after two training runs on Thursday morning.

Goggia returned to the Olympic village where the medical staff will keep monitoring her condition, a statement from the Italian Federation said.

The 29-year-old called off a press conference originally scheduled for today and it’s not clear if she will able to defend her downhill title on Tuesday, with the mandatory training runs starting Saturday.

Goggia arrived in Beijing on Monday. After a few positive runs in Yanqing, she was expected to compete in the super G “without ambitions,” as her coaches said.

The Bergamo-born racer admitted feeling some pain in the leg, and told Gazzetta dello Sport: “I can’t guarantee anything, not even my participation in the downhill. I cried all morning, the pressure is huge.”

The first women’s downhill training run is scheduled for Saturday.

Release courtesy of Beijing 2022.