Italian skier Matteo Franzoso dies at the age of 25 after training crash in Chile
Franzoso suffered ‘major head trauma’ in accidentLindsey Vonn: ‘This is incredibly sad … RIP Matteo’The Italian skier Matteo Franzoso has died at the age of 25 following a crash during pre-season training in Chile at the weekend, his country’s winter sports federation (FISI) has...
<ul><li><p>Franzoso suffered ‘major head trauma’ in accident</p></li><li><p>Lindsey Vonn: ‘This is incredibly sad … RIP Matteo’</p></li></ul><p>The Italian skier Matteo Franzoso has died at the age of 25 following a crash during pre-season training in Chile at the weekend, his country’s winter sports federation (FISI) has confirmed.</p><p>After suffering “a major head trauma” in the accident at the La Parva track on Saturday, Franzoso was taken by helicopter to the intensive care unit of a clinic in Santiago and placed in an induced coma. The FISI confirmed on Monday that he did not recover after “cranial trauma” and a subsequent swelling of his brain.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/15/italian-skier-matteo-franzoso-dies-at-25-after-training-crash">Continue reading...</a>
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