BSP-03 Downhill queen Goggia out of Olympic combined

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Downhill queen Goggia out of Olympic combined

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb 22, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Newly-crowned downhill
champion Sofia Goggia, aftr losing her voice and complaining of fatigue,
withdrew from the Olympic alpine combined on Thursday, the Italian team said.

“Sofia wasn’t able to sleep and has lost her voice,” the team said.

Goggia’s teammate Federica Brignone, bronze medallist in the giant slalom,
is uncertain to make the start after bruising her left knee in a crash during
the downhill on Wednesday.

BSS/AFP/MSY/0828 hrs