Sofia Goggia to Miss World
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Sofia Goggia to Miss World Cup Opener After Virus Left Her Unable to Speak

Italian alpine skiing star Sofia Goggia will miss the season’s first World Cup race in Sölden. In September, the 33-year-old contracted a virus that caused serious neurological symptoms. “I lost the ability to speak,” she says.

She cut short her pre-season training in Argentina after not feeling completely well.

"When I returned to Italy, I felt as if I had lost the ability to speak Italian. I could only move slowly, and my whole body was shaking, so I feared for my life," Goggia told the television channel Sport1, according to NTB.

The 2018 Olympic downhill gold medalist is still recovering and will not compete in the World Cup opener in Sölden on October 24.

Last season, Goggia won the overall super-G World Cup title and an Olympic bronze medal in downhill in Italy.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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