Olympics-Alpine skiing-Goggia ignores injured knee during training run

By Simon Evans

YANQING, China (Reuters) - Defending Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia said she didn't even think about her injured knee during Monday's final training run where she posted the fourth fastest time.

The Italian, who suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury after falling badly in a Jan. 23 World Cup race at Cortina d'Ampezzo, will line up on Tuesday in a bid to repeat her gold medal success from Pyeongchang after a race to return to fitness.

"I didn’t think even in the slightest about my leg today. I think you could see that. I was very focused. It was a good test, the latest confirmation, that after two downhill runs, and so few days after a race injury, I can focus on myself," he said.

Goggia hugged the Italian team staff after the race but was far less euphoric than on her return to the slopes on Saturday.

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