Elena Fanchini

Italian skier Elena Fanchini passed away Wednesday at her home in Solato, near Brescia, the Italian Winter Sports Federation announced.

Fanchini last raced in December 2017. Fanchini won a silver medal in downhill at the 2005 world championships and also won two World Cup races in her career – both in downhill. [Marta Bassino won the super-G](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/feb/08/mikaela-shiffrin-ties-modern-record-with-world-championships-super-g-silver) at the world championships in Meribel, France; and two days after Federica Brignone – another former teammate – claimed gold in combined.

Italian Elena Fanchini, who won the downhill silver medal at the 2005 Alpine skiing world championships, has died aged 37, the Italian Winter Sports ...

"At the end of a serious illness, Elena Fanchini passed away at her home in Solato (near Brescia)," FISI said in a statement. Feb 8 (Reuters) - Italian Elena Fanchini, who won the downhill silver medal at the 2005 Alpine skiing world championships, has died aged 37, the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) said on Wednesday. [The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.](https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us/trust-principles.html)

Italian skier Elena Fanchini has died at the age of 37 after a battle with cancer. Fanchini represented Italy at three Winter Olympics.

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Fanchini burst onto the scene with a silver medal in downhill at the world championships in 2005, just one month after her World Cup debut, according to [NBC Sports](https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2023/02/08/elena-fanchini-dies-alpine-skiing/). [pic.twitter.com/gmsLPVHX4I] [February 8, 2023] [Read it at The Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/sports-fis-alpine-skiing-world-championships-obituaries-elena-fanchini-marta-bassino-d9eef4e1306553fb720796a4c766bfe1) In a short statement, the federation confirmed that Fanchini died at her home in Solato “at the end of a serious illness.” Her death comes nearly five years after her diagnosis in 2018, the same year her health forced her to withdraw from the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Fanchini won her world downhill silver medal in Italy in 2005, just one month after her World Cup debut…incredible.10 months later, she won a World Cup downhill ...

In between her two World Cup wins, Fanchini raced at three Olympics. Nobody younger than 21 has won a World Cup downhill since. [Elena Fanchini](https://www.instagram.com/elenafanchini85/) has tragically passed away at age 37 due to complications related to a tumor.

Skier Elena Fanchini, who represented Italy at three Winter Olympics and six World Championships, has died at the age of just 37 after her career was ended ...

FIS expresses its deepest condolences to the Fanchini family and the Italian Winter Sports Federation." "My heart is also with the Italian team, who are hurting very deeply now. Fanchini was cleared to return in 2018, but was unable to fully make it back and missed the 2018 Winter Olympics as a result.

Italian alpine skier Elena Fanchini has died after a long battle with cancer, Italian ski federation FISI said on Wednesday, as US superstar Mikaela ...

"My heart is also with the Italian team, who are hurting very deeply now. "This was a day filled with emotions. "At the end of a serious illness, Elena Fanchini passed away in her home in Solato (near Brescia)," the FISI said in a short statement.

ELENA FANCHINI, an inspirational skier who was forced to cut short her career due to a cancer diagnosis, has passed away at the age of 37.The Italian.

Fanchini's illness returned in August of last year and she tragically passed away on the same day Italian Marta Bassino won world gold in the Super-G. She claimed world silver in the downhill event back in 2005 and also won two World Cup races. ELENA FANCHINI, an inspirational skier who was forced to cut short her career due to a cancer diagnosis, has passed away at the age of 37.

Italian Alpine skier Elena Fanchini, whose career was cut short by a tumor, has died. She was 37.

She missed the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics because of her condition. but what weighs the heaviest is the loss of Nobody younger than 21 has won a World Cup downhill since. Her second and final World Cup win, also a downhill, came more than nine years later. Ten months later, she won a World Cup downhill in Canada with “Ciao Mamma” scribbled on face tape to guard against 1-degree temperatures. … We’re definitely going to give something extra during the downhill.”

Fanchini won a silver medal in downhill at the 2005 world championships and also won two World Cup races in her career — both in downhill.

She missed the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics because of her condition. She was cleared to return to train nearly a year later but never made it fully back and her condition grew worse in recent months. Fanchini last raced in Dec.

BRESCIA, Italy (AP) — Italian skier Elena Fanchini , whose career was cut short by a tumor, has died.

She was cleared to return to train nearly a year later but never made it fully back and her condition grew worse in recent months. Fanchini last raced in Dec. She was 37.

Fanchini passed away Wednesday at her home in Solato, near Brescia, the Italian Winter Sports Federation announced. Fanchini died on the same day that fellow ...

Fanchini last raced in December 2017. Fanchini won a silver medal in downhill at the 2005 world championships and also won two World Cup races in her career -- both in downhill. Fanchini died on the same day that fellow Italian Marta Bassino won the super-G at the world championships in Meribel, France, and two days after Federica Brignone -- another former teammate -- claimed gold in combined.