Dec 3, 2021; Lake Louise, Alberta, CAN; Sofia Goggia of Italy competes during women's downhill race at the Lake Louise Audi FIS alpine skiing World Cup at Lake Louise. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) -Italy's Olympic champion Sofia Goggia turned in a near perfect run to claim the opening women's Alpine World Cup downhill of the season on Friday ahead of American Breezy Johnson and Austria's Mirjam Puchner.
Goggia, who last season won the downhill crystal globe for a second time, posted a time of one minute 46.95 seconds at the Canadian ski resort crossing almost a second and a half clear of Johnson to secure her ninth World Cup downhill win.
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