Terrible avalanche accident: ski icon mourns the loss of her brother - "Breaks your heart"
Created: 12/17/2021, 12:23 PM
By: Antonio José Riether
Jacopo Compagnoni together with his sister Deborah.
© Screenshot Instagram (@jacopo_compagnoni)
The Italian ski legend Deborah Compagnoni lost her younger brother in an avalanche accident.
The three-time Olympic champion put her shock into words shortly afterwards.
Valtellina - This news shocked winter sports.
The Italian ski icon Deborah Compagnoni mourns the loss of her younger brother Jacopo, who died in an avalanche accident on Thursday at the age of 40.
Together with a friend, he was traveling in the northern Italian Valtellina Valley at around 2,850 meters above sea level when the accident took its course.
Deborah Compagnoni: brother of the Italian ski legend dies in an avalanche accident
The mountain guide had descended on the northern channel of Monte Sobretta when an avalanche about 100 meters wide detached itself and carried the 40-year-old with it.
The Italian media report unanimously.
His companion was uninjured and still provided first aid and immediately alerted the rescue workers.
Compagnoni was rescued from the scene of the accident by helicopter and transported to Sondalo hospital, where he died.
The deceased's sister reacted in dismay to the fatal accident of her sibling.
"The loss of a brother breaks your heart, especially when it comes to a special brother, as it was Jacopo for me," said Deborah Compagnoni from the
sports information service
.
The three-time Olympic champion described her brother, who worked as the operator of a hotel in Santa Caterina Valfurva, as a “wonderful father and husband”.
He “always had a smile when he came home from his summer or winter outings and hugged his beloved daughters.
I am sure that his soul will be waiting for me in the mountains whenever I miss him, "said the 51-year-old.
Deborah Compagnoni: Italian skier mourns her younger brother after an accident
The mother of three has won numerous titles throughout her career.
In the slalom and giant slalom in particular, she was considered one of the best, and she also managed to win medals in the downhill and super-G disciplines.
At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, she won her first gold medal in Super-G, followed by two Olympic victories in slalom at the 994 and 1998 Games.
She also won three world championships as the most successful female skier in Italy in the 1990s.
At the beginning of 1999 she resigned from competitive sports on the advice of her doctors.
(ajr)
