Patrick Gasienica, Olympic ski jumper, dies at 24
Patrick Gasienica, who competed in ski jumping at the 2022 Winter Olympics, died on Monday at age 24, according to USA Nordic and U.S. Ski and Snowboard.
A cause of death was not provided.
Gasienica placed fourth at the December 2021 Olympic Trials, then was part of the U.S. men’s quartet that placed 10th at the Olympics. Individually, he placed 49th on the normal hill and 53rd on the large hill in his Olympic debut.
He competed at one international event this past season, a Continental Cup in Iron Mountain, Michigan, in March with a best finish of 37th.
Gasienica trained at the Norge Ski Club outside Chicago and joined fellow members of the club on the 2022 Olympic ski jumping team: Kevin Bickner and Casey Larson, both 2018 Olympians.
Gasienica was born in the U.S. to a family of Polish immigrants from Zakopane, which has a ski jumping hill and hosts international competitions. His grandfather, father and uncle were all ski jumpers.
NBC Olympic research contributed to this report.
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