Skiing rocked by Olympic star's death

Italian skier Elena Fanchini, whose vocation was chopped abbreviated by a tumor, has died. She was 37.

Fanchini passed distant Wednesday astatine her location successful Solato, adjacent Brescia, the Italian Winter Sports Federation announced.

Fanchini died connected the aforesaid time that chap Italian Marta Bassino won the super-G astatine the satellite championships successful Meribel, France; and 2 days aft Federica Brignone — different erstwhile teammate — claimed golden successful combined.

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Elena Fanchini of Italy successful action. (Getty)

Fanchini died aged 37. (Getty)

Sofia Goggia, who is the favourite for Saturday’s downhill, dedicated her triumph successful Cortina d’Ampezzo past period to Fanchini.

Fanchini past raced successful December 2017. She was cleared to instrumentality to grooming astir a twelvemonth aboriginal but ne'er made it afloat backmost and her information grew worse successful caller months.

Fanchini won a metallic medal successful downhill astatine the 2005 satellite championships and besides won 2 World Cup races successful her vocation — some successful downhill.

She missed the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics due to the fact that of her condition.

Fanchini’s younger sisters Nadia and Sabrina were besides World Cup racers.

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