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At Franzoso’s Funeral, Italy’s Ski Community Demands Urgent Training Safety Reforms

Grieving voices pressed for enforceable training standards, urging a joint commission to make ski racing safer.

Overview

  • The funeral for 25-year-old Matteo Franzoso was held at Sant’Edoardo in Sestriere with ministers Giancarlo Giorgetti and Andrea Abodi and Guardia di Finanza chief Andrea De Gennaro in attendance.
  • FISI has met and presented a training plan, with proposals to use homologated, controlled pistes for national-team sessions.
  • Speakers called for a commission involving the Sports Ministry, FISI, athletes, clubs and industry to set and enforce clear safety rules.
  • The Fondazione Matilde Lorenzi detailed priorities including safety education, on-slope first-aid readiness, technology to objectively assess training risks, and converting standards into binding regulations.
  • Ex-athletes such as Camilla Alfieri and Matteo Marsaglia urged an end to silence on risks and rallied peers to push reforms, as the Lorenzi family voiced frustration that past lessons have not prevented new losses.