Alpine skiing-Italian Franzoso dies after training accident

FILE PHOTO: Nov 26, 2022; Lake Louise, Alberta, CAN; Matteo Franzoso of Italy after his crash during men's downhill race in the FIS alpine skiing World Cup at Lake Louise. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

(Reuters) -Italian Matteo Franzoso has died following a fall during a training in Chile at the weekend, his country's winter sports federation (FISI) said on Monday.

The 25-year-old downhiller was taken by helicopter to the intensive care unit of a clinic in Santiago and induced into a coma after the accident at the La Parva track on Saturday.