A rising Italian skier has died following a fall during a training session, it has been announced.
Matilde Lorenzi, 19, was skiing on the Grawand G1 slope in Val Senales when the accident occurred, according to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS).
‘We are deeply saddened by the passing of Matilde Lorenzi,’ the organization said. ‘FIS joins FISI [Italian Winter Sports Federation] President Flavio Roda and the entire Italian winter sports community in mourning, including coaches, athletes, teammates, the federal council, and all FISI staff.’
According to the AP, Lorenzi was taken to a hospital in Bolzano by helicopter before passing away.
Matilde Lorenzi has died at the age of 19 following a skiing crash during training
The teenager was the Italian junior overall and Super-G champion last year.
She also finished sixth in downhill skiing and eighth in super-G at the junior world championships.
Lorenzi was also part of the Italian army as a sports soldier, and the defense ministry announced her death online.
Among the many people to offer their condolences was Olympic skiing gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, who wrote, ‘Prayers are with her family, what a loss’ on Instagram.
The crash comes months after World Cup skier Jean Daniel Pession and his girlfriend, Elisa Arlian, tragically died after falling more than 2,000 feet off a mountain in Italy.
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