A project that turns remembrance into action, supported by top athletes and values deeply shared by FIS.
One year after the tragic passing of Matilde Lorenzi, a promising young Italian skier who lost her life on 28 October 2024 on the slopes of Val Senales, a project has emerged to turn grief into hope and concrete commitment: the Matilde Lorenzi Foundation.
Launched this October, the charity auction marks the first major initiative of a Foundation that places ski safety at the heart of its mission — a topic that FIS deeply shares and actively promotes, through its work on protection standards, education and prevention programmes, and long-term initiatives to improve athlete welfare at every level.
The mission: safety on skis
The Matilde Lorenzi Foundation aims to promote and develop projects focused on safety in skiing, ensuring that every athlete — regardless of age or level — can enjoy the sport in a conscious and protected environment. Its mission stands on three core principles: education, prevention and support.
Education means equipping young athletes and those around them with the knowledge to recognise and manage risks. Prevention means acting before accidents happen — improving safety procedures, investing in training and awareness, and fostering the development of innovative protective technologies. One of the Foundation’s key goals is to identify, develop and promote new technological solutions that enhance athlete protection, making skiing ever safer and more forward-looking.
Supporting “Mati4Safety” means offering concrete and ongoing help to anyone who shares this commitment to safety — turning Matilde’s memory into a lasting legacy of awareness and responsibility. At its core lies a belief that prevention and education save lives, and that building a culture of safety is essential to the future of the sport.