Mourning in the alpine skiing world after Elena Fancini died at the age of just 37. The vice-champion of downhill skiing in 2005, the Italian woman lost a fierce battle with cancer.
Elena Fancini died only at the age of 37 – she lost her battle with cancer
During her career, Olena won two gold medals in alpine skiing of the World Cup (Lake Louise in 2005 and Cortina d’Ampezzo in 2015).
He also won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships in downhill. Fancini participated in three Winter Olympic Games.
She was forced to withdraw from the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics due to cancer.
A year later, she attempted to return to competition, but an illness forced her to permanently retire from the sport in 2020.
Mikaela Shiffrin, the all-time record holder with 84 World Cup victories, sent an emotional message following the untimely death of Elena Fancini.
It was a day filled with emotions. There is so much I wish I could share… but the loss weighs the hardest @elenafanchini. My condolences to the entire Fancini family, whose passion and kindness made such a strong impact on our sport and the world. pic.twitter.com/gmsLPVHX4I
— Mikaela Shiffrin (@MikaelaShiffrin) February 8, 2023
Hello Elena❤️
Se nè andata l’ex sciatrice azzurra Elena Fanchini, lottava da tempo contro un tumore.
Con l’ItaliaTeam was part of three Olympic editions.
Il suo sorriso ci mancherà.uD83DuDC49uD83CuDFFB https://t.co/gT3bWpj8Dz@Fisiofficial pic.twitter.com/Vi5ZTGHRua
— CONI (@Coninews) February 8, 2023
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