Overview

• Funeral services for Matteo Franzoso were held at Sant’Edoardo in Sestriere with Ministers Giancarlo Giorgetti and Andrea Abodi and Guardia di Finanza chief Andrea De Gennaro in attendance.
• Franzoso, a Fiamme Gialle downhill racer, died after a training crash on the La Parva piste near Santiago, Chile.
• Sci Club Sestriere called for a commission with the Sport Ministry and FISI that includes athletes, clubs and industry to deliver clear safety standards.
• The Fondazione Matilde Lorenzi detailed first-aid training on slopes, technology to objectively assess training risks and an independent safety oversight body, seeking conversion of these measures into law and regulation.
• FISI introduced new parameters this year for homologating training pistes, and stakeholders urged immediate enforcement before the season as Matilde Lorenzi’s family lamented that earlier warnings did not bring sufficient change.