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Alpine skiing-Promising French teenaged skier Simond dies in training accident
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French teen skier Margot Simond dies in a Val d'Isere training accident, leading to event cancellation and an investigation into the incident.
(Reuters) -Promising French Alpine skier Margot Simond died after an accident while training in Val d'Isere on Thursday, the French Ski Federation announced.
The 18-year-old had been scheduled to compete in the Red Bull Alpine Park event, created by Olympic champion Clement Noel, this weekend. The even has been cancelled following Simond's death.
Organizers said a doctor attempted to resuscitate Simond after she fell but she could not be revived.
French media reported an investigation has been launched to determine the circumstances surrounding the death.
Simond was crowned French U-18 slalom champion last March and was regarded as a promising talent for the future of French Alpine skiing.
(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
The article discusses the death of French teen skier Margot Simond in a training accident in Val d'Isere.
She was scheduled to compete in the Red Bull Alpine Park event.
A doctor attempted to resuscitate her, and an investigation was launched.
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