Overview
- Goggia announced Friday at the FISI media day in Milan that she will skip the Oct. 24 season opener in Soelden as she continues to recover from an illness contracted at the Ushuaia training camp.
- She described pronounced neurological and physical symptoms including tremors, severe joint pain, slowed speech and walking, and loss of coordination on skis that forced her to stop training.
- Goggia says the recovery trend is positive but she remains tired and has not set a fixed return date, estimating a possible window from about ten days up to a month and a half depending on regaining neurological clarity.
- Tuttosport reported the virus as Chikungunya but that specific diagnosis is not independently confirmed in other outlets and should be treated as an unverified report.
- A veteran of major physical comebacks, Goggia says this episode differs because it affected her nervous system and she plans to prioritise personal rehabilitation and targeted training in America before re-entering full competition, a gap that could alter her early-season form.