>. . Fanchini last raced in Dec. 2017. She was cleared to return to train nearly a year later but never made it fully back and her condition grew worse in recent months. >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. >She missed the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics because of her condition. . . [Source Article](https://apnews.com/article/sports-fis-alpine-skiing-world-championships-obituaries-elena-fanchini-marta-bassino-d9eef4e1306553fb720796a4c766bfe1)