Overview

• FIS said it will convene national bodies, organizers, coaches, partners and athletes to identify key risks and conduct a formal risk assessment, with its Athletes Health Unit coordinating work on technology such as airbags, electronic-release bindings and more resilient helmets.
• Matteo Franzoso misjudged a small jump during training at La Parva, left the piste, broke through two safety nets and struck a fence; doctors in Santiago diagnosed a traumatic brain injury and he died after two days in an induced coma, one day before his 26th birthday.
• Former racers Felix Neureuther and Adrien Théaux urged safer training standards, with Théaux criticizing netting that offered too little resistance and calling for all stakeholders to meet and agree on concrete measures.
• Ex-teammate Matteo Marsaglia called the community to account, rejecting a “show must go on” mentality and urging collective action to change entrenched practices.
• Teammate Christof Innerhofer described severe distress, ended his Chile camp to return to Italy and plans to attend the funeral, while the sport reflects on other recent training fatalities that have intensified demands for reform.