Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia to miss Alpine World Ski Championships with knee problem

Sofia Goggia, who had been in red-hot form on the slopes in the Alpine skiing World Cup, will be missing for the upcoming World Championships, which will take place in her home country, Italy. During a fall in Garmisch-Partenkirchen at the weekend, the 28-year-old suffered a compound fracture of her right knee.

Italy's Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia will miss her home world championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo after suffering a knee injury in Germany at the weekend.

The Italian ski federation (FISI) said after scans in Milan that the season was over for the 28-year-old, who has won the last four women's World Cup downhills and would have been a favourite in Cortina.

Goggia is also leading the World Cup downhill standings, 195 points clear of American Breezy Johnson..

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The world championships at the Italian Dolomite resort are scheduled to run from February 8-21.

FISI said Goggia sustained a compound fracture of the right knee after a fall in Garmisch-Partenkirchen while skiing back down to the valley after a Super-G race was postponed due to fog.

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Goggia missed the 2014 Sochi Olympics as a result of a cruciate ligament tear and had to end last season early due to a compound fracture of her left arm.

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