Italian skier Elena Fanchini has died aged 37 after a battle with cancer, the Italian Winter Sports Federation said.

Elena Fanchini (30 April 1985 – 8 February 2023) was an Italian alpine ski racer. She was born in Val Camonica, and focused on the speed events of downhill and super-G. Her younger sisters Nadia and Sabrina also raced on the Italian team.

Fanchini competed at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics but was forced to withdraw from Pyeongchang 2018 when she was diagnosed with cancer.

Fanchini made four World Cup podiums, winning two gold medals in downhill in 2005 and 2015.

The federation said: “At the end of a serious illness, Elena Fanchini passed away at her home in Solato.”