(THECOUNT) — U.S. Olympic skier, Patrick Gasienica, has been identified as the victim in a Monday night fatal motorcycle crash. He was 24.
Details of the wreck were not provided as of Tuesday evening.
Gasienica grew up ski jumping at the Norge Ski Club and made his FIS Ski Jumping debut in 2015. Gasienica represented the United States at two FIS Junior World Ski Championships in 2016 and 2017, the 2019 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld, as well as the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. He announced last year, at 23 years of age, that he was taking some time off, leaving the option for a return to ski jumping open, reports SnowBrains.
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