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CNN —Italian alpine skier Matilde Lorenzi died aged 19 from injuries suffered in a training accident, the Italian Ministry of Defense confirmed Tuesday. The rising skiing star suffered a serious crash during a training session on the Grawand G1 slope in Val Senales, South Tyrol, Italy, according to an International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) statement. “I will always remember her with a smile, with her determination and drive,” her older sister Lucrezia Lorenzi – a World Cup series skier – told CNN affiliate SkyTG24. The 19-year-old was Italian junior champion last season in the overall standings and super-G, according to the Olympic website. US alpine ski star Mikaela Shiffrin was one of many who expressed sadness, reposting images of Lorenzi captioned with broken hearts on her X account.
Persons: Matilde Lorenzi, Lorenzi –, , “ Lance Corporal Matilde Lorenzi, , ” “ FISI, Matilde, , Lucrezia Lorenzi –, Lucrezia, Lorenzi, Shiffrin, Giorgia Meloni Organizations: CNN, Italian Ministry of Defense, Snowboard Federation, Italy’s Ministry of Defense, Twitter, Army, FIS, Italian Army, Winter Sports Federation, SkyTG24, Army Sports Center, Locations: Italian, Val Senales, South Tyrol, Italy, Bolzano, Olympics.com
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. 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. Lorenzi, who was part of the Italian Army’s sports section, was last season's Italian junior champion, according to Olympics.com.
Persons: Matilde Lorenzi, Val Senales, Matilde, Luca De Aliprandini, Juan del Campo, Michelle Gisin, Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn, Lorenzi Organizations: Federation, Snowboard Federation, Olympic, Spanish Olympic, FIS, FIS Europa Locations: Italian, Italy, Val, Italy’s South Tyrol, Swiss, U.S
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