Alpine skiing-Favourite Goggia fastest in third downhill training

Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Downhill Training - Meribel, France - February 10, 2023 Italy's Sofia Goggia in action REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

MERIBEL, France (Reuters) - Favourite Sofia Goggia was fastest for Italy in third training for Saturday's downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships in Meribel.

The 2018 Olympic champion and 2022 silver medallist clocked a best time of one minute and 28.31 seconds down the Roc de Fer piste in sunny conditions, 0.46 faster than Austria's Mirjam Puchner.