Phenomenal photos of Italian skiing sensation Sofia Goggia

Phenomenal photos of Italian skiing sensation Sofia Goggia

The Winter Olympics will be in Milan-Cortina, Italy in 2026. Every country hopes to have a star athlete from it with a chance to capture gold. In alpine skiiing, Italy will look to Sofia Goggia. She competes in every discipline but her specialties are the super-G and downhill. Goggia has a gold and silver in Olympic competition. She has won 27 World Cup races, 19 downhill. When the gate springs up for the Winter Olympics alpine skiiing events, expect there to be plenty of cheering as Italy hopes Goggia will thrill the crowd.

The Winter Olympics will be in Milan-Cortina, Italy in 2026. Every country hopes to have a star athlete from it with a chance to capture gold. In alpine skiiing, Italy will look to Sofia Goggia. She competes in every discipline but her specialties are the super-G and downhill. Goggia has a gold and silver in Olympic competition. She has won 27 World Cup races, 19 downhill. When the gate springs for the Winter Olympics alpine skiiing events, expect there to be plenty of cheering as Italy hopes Goggia will thrill the crowd.

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Sofia Goggia of Team Italy takes 1st place, Kajsa Vickhoff Lie of Team Norway takes 2nd place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Downhill.

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Sofia Goggia of Team Italy in action during the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Women's Downhill.

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Sofia Goggia of Italy reacts during the second run of the women's giant slalom alpine skiing race.

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Sofia Goggia of Italy during the first run of the women's giant slalom alpine skiing race.

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World Cup third place overall finisher Sofia Goggia of Italy celebrates on the podium.

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Super G third place points finisher Sofia Goggia of Italy celebrates after the Super G alpine skiing race.

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Sofia Goggia of Italy during the women's Super G alpine skiing race in the 2025 FIS Ski World Cup at Sun Valley.

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Sofia Goggia of Italy celebrates on the podium after the 2025 FIS Ski World Cup finals at Sun Valley.

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Sofia Goggia of Italy celebrates.

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Sofia Goggia of Italy celebrates in the finish area in the women's super G race.

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Dec 14, 2024; Beaver Creek, CO, USA; Sofia Goggia of Italy celebrates with the bald eagle after placing second in the women's downhill race for the 2024 Stifel Birds of Prey Audi FIS alpine skiing World Cup at Birds of Prey. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-Imagn Images

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Sofia Goggia of Italy in women's downhill training for the 2024 Stifel Birds of Prey.

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Sofia Goggia of Italy takes the podium.

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Sofia Goggia of Italy reacts after her run during the downhill race in the FIS alpine skiing world cup at Lake Louise.

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Sofia Goggia of Italy takes the podium during the downhill race in the FIS alpine skiing world cup at Lake Louise.

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Sofia Goggia of Italy.

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Sofia Goggia of Italy competes during the downhill race in the FIS alpine skiing world cup at Lake Louise.

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Sofia Goggia of Italy on her way to the hill prior to the downhill training.

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Sofia Goggia of Italy celebrates on the podium.

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Sofia Goggia of Italy at the bottom of the hill after the women's downhill training is canceled at the Lake Louise Audi FIS alpine skiing.

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Sofia Goggia of Team Italy takes 1st place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Super G on December 21, 2025.

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Winner Italy's Sofia Goggia celebrates on the podium of the women's Super G event.

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Italy's Sofia Goggia competes in the women's downhill race part of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2025-2026, in Val d'Isere.

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Third-placed Italy's Sofia Goggia (C) celebrates with her team on the podium after competing in the women's downhill race.

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Second-placed indsey Vonn and third-place Italy's Sofia Goggia celebrate.

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First-place New Zealand's Alice Robinson (L) and third-place Italy's Sofia Goggia celebrate after the Women's Super G event.

This article originally appeared on The List Wire: Italian skiing great Sofia Goggia in photos