19-year-old Italian skier Matilde Lorenzi died after a crash during a training session in northern Italy, the country’s defense ministry announced on Tuesday.
The “promising Italian skier” fell while skiing on the Grawand G1 slope in Val Senales, a valley in northern Italy’s South Tyrol province, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said in a statement.
“The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) extends its deepest condolences following the tragic loss of Matilde Lorenzi,” they said. “FISI is in mourning, standing by her family, friends, and everyone who cherished Matilde, honoring her memory today and always.”
Many former Olympic skiers, like Italian Olympic skier Luca De Aliprandini, Spanish Olympic skier Juan del Campo and Swiss Olympic skier Michelle Gisin took to the comments of the FIS Instagram post to pay their own respects to Lorenzi.
“So much love to her family, friends, and teammates,” U.S. Olympian Mikaela Shiffrin wrote.
“This is a tragic loss,” said retired U.S. Olympian Lindsey Vonn, who also posted a tribute to Lorenzi on her Instagram story. “Sending my thoughts to her family.”
Lorenzi, who was part of the Italian Army’s sports section, was last season’s Italian junior champion, according to Olympics.com. She finished sixth in downhill in last year’s Junior World Alpine Ski Championships and eighth in super-G.
Her best result on the FIS Europa Cup circuit was an 11th place finish in a super-G in December 2023, the website says.
