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The fired-up Goggia, who was also victorious in
Austria's Bad Kleinkirchheim on Sunday, shone ahead of the Feb.
9-25 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the country
where she celebrated her only two previous World Cup wins.
Foggia claimed the downhill in Jeongeson on March 4 last year
and the next day's Super G, and next month's games could see
more success for the 25-year-old from Bergamo.
Vonn, looking her for her 79th career World Cup win, came close
to dislodging Goggia but an error in the lower part of the fast
and treacherous course confined her to a second-place finish
0.47 seconds behind the Italian.
The versatile Shiffrin finished third, 0.84 seconds off the
pace, in her maiden Cortina downhill and only her fifth start in
the event, highlighting her potential to win medals in all five
alpine skiing disciplines in Pyeongchang.
The upper half of the iconic course claimed early casualties as
podium contenders Michelle Gisin and Federica Brignone missed
the early gates and Christine Scheyer crashed out before Goggia
produced a flawless run.
The race was the last in fellow American Julia Mancuso's
illustrious career, and she glided down the piste to cheers from
the crowd.
The 33-year-old Mancuso is the most decorated U.S. Olympic skier
with four medals and her final run drew tears from Vonn, who
will carry American hopes in Pyeongchang alongside Shiffrin.
(Writing by Zoran Milosavljevic; Editing by Andrew Roche)
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