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19-year-old Italian skier Matilde Lorenzi dies after an accident during training

19-year-old Italian skier Matilde Lorenzi died after an accident during a training session in northern Italy, the country's defense ministry said on Tuesday.

The “promising Italian skier” fell while skiing on the Grawand G1 slope in Val Senales, a valley in the northern Italian province of South Tyrol, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said in a statement.

“The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) expresses its deepest condolences on the tragic loss of Matilde Lorenzi,” they said. “FISI mourns, stands with her family, friends and all who cherished Matilde, and honors her memory today and forever.”

Many former Olympic skiers, such as 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 respect to Lorenzi .

“So much love for her family, friends and teammates,” wrote U.S. Olympian Mikaela Shiffrin.

“This is a tragic loss,” said retired U.S. Olympian Lindsey Vonn, who also posted a tribute to Lorenzi on her Instagram Story. “I send my thoughts to her family.”

According to Olympics.com, Lorenzi, who was part of the Italian Army's sports department, was the Italian junior champion last season. At last year's Junior World Alpine Ski Championships, she placed sixth in the downhill and eighth in the super-G.

Her best result in the FIS Europa Cup was an 11th place in the Super-G in December 2023, the website says.

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