Jean Daniel Passion, member of the speed skiing World Cup team, and his girlfriend Elisa Arlian lost their lives due to an accident in the mountains.
Dramatic news hits the world of winter sports. Because due to a tragic accident he lost his life in Champoluc Jean Daniel Pession, member of the speed skiing World Cup team. Pession’s girlfriend also lost her life in the accident. Elisa Arliancross-country ski instructor.
Failure to return and searches
Jean Daniel Pession and Elisa Arlian they lost their lives while climbing the ridge that divides the east and north faces of Zerbion. They were spotted by the crew of the Guardia di Finanza helicopter equipped with equipment for detecting mobile phone signals and which unfortunately recovered the lifeless bodies of Jean Daniel and Elisa along the north face. The doctor declared his death. The searches began after the non-return report and required the use of three helicopters.
The FIS remembers the results of Jean Daniel Pession
The news was given by the FIS, which wrote in the press release: “A terrible tragedy strikes the world of winter sports and speed skiing in particular. Jean Daniel Pession, a twenty-seven-year-old member of the Italian speed skiing World Cup team, lost his life in a tragic mountain accident that occurred above Champoluc (Ao) Pession’s girlfriend also died. Over the course of his career, the Aosta Valley native had achieved the best results in 2021, placing fifteenth in the final World Cup ranking, while at the World Championships he came 22nd in Vars in 2022. President Flavio Roda and the entire Federation express their condolences to the Pession family for this tragic misfortune.”
