Lucrezia Ciotti The death of Matilde Lorenzi , a promising young Italian skier, continues to shock the sports world. A year after her tragic fall in Val Senales, the case is back in the spotlight: the Bolzano Prosecutor's Office has reopened the investigation, launching a criminal case to reconstruct every detail of the accident that took the life of the nineteen-year-old athlete from the Italian junior national team.
What was initially considered a tragic accident now has two suspects , opening up new perspectives on the incident.
Matilde Lorenzi's death and the family's commitment
Born in Villarbasse, near Turin, Matilde had achieved extraordinary results on the youth circuit : double Italian title in super-G in March 2024, sixth place in downhill and eighth in super-G at the Junior World Championships in Chatel, and an eleventh place in St.
Moritz in the European Cup, his best international finish. His career promised a bright future, but it was cut short too soon by a cruel fate.
The accident occurred on October 28, 2024 on the Gravand G1 slope of the Alpin Arena Senales, in South Tyrol: Lorenzi lost control after her skis separated, one of the bindings came loose and the young woman ended up violently off the slope.
The family, in addition to demanding truth and justice, has founded the Matilde Lorenzi ETS Foundation , with the aim of promoting safety on the slopes and the protection of athletes. As they stated in a statement:
“ We must learn from our immense tragedy with the aim of ensuring that in the future every risk factor is analysed in advance, to prevent other young people from finding themselves training or competing in dangerous conditions ”.
The Bolzano Prosecutor's Office reopens the investigation into Matilde Lorenzi's death: two suspects are under investigation.
A year after the tragic death of Matilde Lorenzi , a promising Italian skier and athlete of the junior national team, the Public Prosecutor's Office of Bolzano has decided to reopen the case by starting criminal proceedings with an evidentiary hearing.
The family, who made the news public, expressed satisfaction with the turn of events:
“ The Prosecutor's Office accepted our requests and initiated criminal proceedings, which are still pending, in which an evidentiary hearing is underway that will lead to the reconstruction, both from a dynamic and medical point of view, of the causes of the tragedy that struck us all . ”
According to what has emerged, two people are under investigation for manslaughter . The investigation , which was initially dismissed as an accident, now aims to establish any culpability in the management of the track and the safety conditions under which the athlete trained.