Matilda Lorenzi he was the victim of a very serious skiing accident today, October 28, in Val Gardena: he is 20 years old (turns 21 on November 15), and is a speed trial specialist from Sestriere.

Matilde Lorenzi, Her Career (Young).

Diagnostic tests are underway at the San Maurizio Hospital in Bolzano to assess the condition of the young athlete, registered at the Centro Sportivo Esercito and member of the women’s junior team, who fell during a training session this morning in Val Senales, South Tyrol. Lorenzi – as the Italian Winter Sports Federation said – distinguished himself last season by winning the absolute and junior Italian super-G titles at Sarentino, and last year finished sixth in the downhill and eighth in the super- G at the World Junior Championships. in Chatel, France. She boasts an eleventh place finish in the super-G at St. Moritz in December 2023 as her best European Cup place.

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According to an initial reconstruction, the young Italian ski prospect, who competes on the third national team, was descending the Gravand G1 slope when her skis separated and the skier lost contact with the snowy surface, violently hitting her face on the frozen ground. At that moment, one of the skis came off, and the 20-year-old fell from the slope.

The coaches present immediately intervened on the scene, and will be interviewed to further clarify the dynamics of the accident, together with carabinieri from the Selva Val Gardena Training Center, who were soon joined by colleagues from the Senales Station, who deals with investigations. It appears that the safety conditions on the runway, already checked, were in order and the guards were correctly placed. The skier – who had won a double Italian super-G title in the Absolute and Junior categories last March – was rescued and, after being intubated by medical personnel who arrived by helicopter on the scene, was taken to hospital in Bolzano.