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Italian skier Matteo Franzoso died just days before his 26th birthday after he sustained a serious head injury in a crash during training in Chile over the weekend, officials confirmed this week.

The Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) released a statement confirming the death of 25-year-old Franzoso, who was fatally injured Saturday when he crashed during a training session in La Parva, approximately 30 miles outside Santiago, Chile.

According to officials, Franzoso crashed into a fence while attempting a small jump. He was "immediately" reached by an air ambulance and taken to an intensive care unit, where he was put into a medically induced coma.

FISI said Monday that he died as a result of the head injury and

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