Overview

• Franzoso, 25, died on September 15 in a Santiago clinic from a traumatic brain injury sustained during a La Parva training run, one day before his 26th birthday.
• He mislanded a jump, went through two rows of safety nets, and struck a wooden fence about 6–7 meters off the course before being airlifted and placed in an induced coma.
• Teammates in La Parva stopped training after the accident, while his brother and parents traveled to Chile to be at the hospital.
• FISI confirmed the death and its president, Flavio Roda, urged doing everything possible to prevent similar incidents, as condolences arrived from Italian officials and the ski community.
• The case has sharpened scrutiny of training-course protections and equipment speeds, with calls from figures such as Alessandro Garrone and Kristian Ghedina, and with the Matilde Lorenzi Foundation pursuing broader safety protocols with the international federation.