Italian skier Matteo Franzoso has died aged 25 after struggling a head damage during a training session in Chile on Monday.
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) said the skier sustained “head trauma” after dropping management on the primary small leap of the training course on the La Parva slope close to Santiago.
Franzoso competed in 17 World Cup races, together with his finest end result coming in January 2023 when he completed twenty eighth within the Super-G Slalom occasion at Cortina d’Ampezzo. He additionally received the Italian nationwide alpine mixed title the identical yr. His final World Cup look got here in March.
“On behalf of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to Matteo Franzoso’s family and loved ones and to the Italian Winter Sports Federation,” Johan Eliasch, FIS President, stated in a statement.
“The entire ski family mourns this tragic loss, and our thoughts are with all those affected in this moment of great sorrow.”
The FIS stated Franzoso was taken to a close-by hospital by helicopter after colliding right into a picket fence along with the course. He was admitted straight into intensive care and positioned into an induced coma. However, the FIS confirmed that Franzoso died hours later.
It comes lower than a yr since Italian alpine skier Matilde Lorenzi died aged 19 from accidents additionally sustained in a training accident.
Lorenzi had suffered a severe crash during a session in Italy and later died in hospital on October 29.
Flavio Roda, president of the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) stated Franzoso’s dying was a “tragedy for his family and for our sport” and one which introduced again recollections of earlier grief.
“It is a drama that brings us back to the feelings of less than a year ago, when we lost Matilde Lorenzi,” he added in an announcement.
“It is completely essential to do all the things doable in order that such incidents will not be repeated. In this unhappy and painful second, I wish to inform all athletes and coaches, in all sports activities, that the federation stands by their aspect and that they may discover all of the help they want.
“I ask for the utmost respect for Matteo’s family, whom we will support in every possible way.”
Several skiers have paid tribute to Franzoso for the reason that information broke, together with American legend Lindsey Vonn who stated it was “incredibly sad.”
“I was skiing this exact slope 3 weeks ago… RIP Matteo,” she wrote in her Instagram Stories. “My sincere condolences to his family and loved ones.”