Matilde Lorenzi is dead, blue ski in shock

Matilde Lorenzi è dead, blue ski in shock

Matilde Lorenzi didn't make it: the young Italian skier è died at age 19 after a terrible accident while training on the Val Senales glacier in South Tyrol. The promising Italian skier had been flown by helicopter in very serious condition to Bolzano hospital, where it was not possible to save her life.

The announcement was made by the Ministry of Defense: "The #Defense and Minister @GuidoCrosetto express the feelings of the mostù deepest condolences and tighten in an ideal embrace to the family and colleagues of Corporal Matilde Lorenzi, athlete of the @Esercito and promise of blue skiing, tragically disappeared as a result of a very serious accident that occurred during a training session" è the note spread on social.

Matilde Lorenzi, born in Villarbasse in the province of Turin, è fell while skiing down the Grawand G1 slope, violently hitting her face against the snowpack, then è ended up off the slope. The skier è was rescued by carabinieri from the Selva Val Gardena Training Center and coaches: the girl è was intubated and transported to St. Maurice in Bolzano, where è died.

Matilde Lorenzi last season had won the Italian overall and youth title in super-giant in Sarentino, and had achieved flattering placings in the junior world championships in Chatel, France. She had a sister, Lucrezia, also a skier.