Italian skier Elena Fanchini dies at 37 from tumor
Associated PressBRESCIA, Italy — Italian skier Elena Fanchini, whose career was cut short by a tumor, has died. Fanchini died on the same day that fellow Italian Marta Bassino won the super-G at the world championships in Meribel, France; and two days after Federica Brignone — another former teammate — claimed gold in combined. Fanchini won a silver medal in downhill at the 2005 world championships and also won two World Cup races in her career — both in downhill. “I’m sending my condolences to the whole Fanchini Family, who have had such a strong impact on our sport and world with their passion and kindness,” tweeted Mikaela Shiffrin, who finished second to Bassino in the super-G. ___ More AP skiing: https://apnews.com/hub/skiing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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