Italy’s Olympic skier Elena Fanchini dies.

Italian Skier Elena Fanchini passed at the age of 37 after a toiling battle with cancer on 9th February 2023. Elena Fanchini competed at three Winter Olympics and six World Championships for Italy, and she won a silver medal in the download at the 2005 World Championships. Her last race was in December 2017 after that she stepped away from the game due to her diagnosis.

Elena Fanchini won the silver medal at the World Championships in Santa Caterina Valfurva in 2005 at the age of 20, behind Janica Kostelic (CRO). She took part in six World Championships and three Olympic Games. In the World Cup, she won two downhill races in Lake Louise in 2005 and Cortina in 2015 and a total of four podiums. 

Elena Fanchini About

Elena Fanchina was an Italian Alpine Ski Racer, she was born in Val Camonica and focused on the speed events of downhill and Super-G. Fanchini won two World Cup races downhill 9 years apart and won a silver medal at the 2005 world championships. She represented Italy at three Winter Olympics and four World Championships.

Fanchini announced her failed participation in the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics on 12th January 2018 to undergo cancer treatment. On 22nd April 2020, both Elena Fanchini and her sister Nadia announced their retirement from Alpine Skiing.

Source: https://olympics.com

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