Young Italian Alpine skier Matilde Lorenzi has died of her injuries aged 19 after a serious training crash.
Idman.biz reports that the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) confirmed her accident, which occurred on October 28 on Italy's Val Senales mountain.
Although Lorenzi was transported to a hospital, efforts to save her life were unsuccessful.
The young athlete, who would have celebrated her 20th birthday on November 15, had previously claimed the Italian championship title in the super-G event earlier this year.
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