Italian alpine skier, 2018 Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia has retired for the rest of the season due to a broken leg following a fall in training, reports the press service of the Italian Ski Federation.
The 31-year-old, who won gold at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, broke his leg when he fell on the Ponte di Legno track.
— Sofia Goggia underwent successful surgery in a clinic in Milan: reduction of a multifragmentary joint fracture with displacement of the right tibia. The operation was successful, the athlete received a plate with seven screws, she will undergo a rehabilitation period of approximately 40 days, and then begin the active part of physiotherapy, the statement said.
Goggia is the reigning Downhill World Cup champion and overall leader this season. She has 350 points, second place goes to the Austrian Stephanie Venier (261 points) and third to the Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami (209).
Source : MatchTV
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