11 Facts About Sofia Goggia

Sofia Goggia capitalized on the opportunity and posted two top ten finishes: fourth in the super-G and seventh in the super combined.

Sofia Goggia attained her first World Cup podium in November 2016, a third place in giant slalom at Killington.

Sofia Goggia followed it up with a super-G win the following day for her eleventh World Cup podium of the season.

Sofia Goggia finished the season with 1197 World Cup points, 13 podiums in four different disciplines and third place overall.

Sofia Goggia was the gold medalist in the downhill at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, and won the World Cup season title in downhill, edging out Lindsey Vonn by three points.

At the World Championships in Are, Sofia Goggia won the silver medal in the Super-G, 0.02 seconds behind gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin.

In December 2020, Sofia Goggia claimed her first World Cup downhill victory in almost two years on the Oreiller-Killy slope in Val d'Isere, France, a day after a runner-up finish on the same hill in the first downhill race of the season.

Sofia Goggia continued her podium-topping year in the discipline in January 2021, with a first place in St Anton, Austria, and back-to-back victories on the Mont Lachaux course in Crans-Montana.

In October 2021, Sofia Goggia was named as Italy's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.

On 23 January 2022, Sofia Goggia suffered a knee injury after a crash in the Cortina d'Ampezzo Super-G.

At the 2023 World Championships in Meribel, France, Sofia Goggia was a strong favourite for the downhill race she was disqualified for straddling a gate.