Host nation Italy sets ambitious medal target for Winter Olympics despite athlete injuries
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Italy's Sofia Goggia speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill training, in Val D'Isere, France, Friday, Dec.19, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)FILE - Arianna Fontana of Italy, celebrates after her second place finish in the women's 1500-meters final during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)FILE - Italy's Dorothea Wierer looks ahead prior to a Biathlon, women's World Cup 12.5-kilometer short individual event, in Antholz-Anterselva Italy, Friday, Jan.19, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)FILE - Silver medalist Miro Tabanelli of Italy celebrates on podium for the Men's Freeski Big Air final in the FIS Snowboard & Freeski World Cup 2025, at the Shougang Park in Beijing, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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Italy's Sofia Goggia speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill training, in Val D'Isere, France, Friday, Dec.19, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)