LAKE PLACID, NY - DECEMBER 25: Patrick Gasienica of the United States jumps during the first round of the ski jumping competition at the U.S.
Nordic Combined & Ski Jump Olympic Trials on December 25, 2021 in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Dusti Patrick Gasienica, who represented the U.S.
in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, died on Monday, USA Nordic Sport and U.S. Ski & Snowboard confirmed in a statement Tuesday.
He was 24.His cause of death was not immediately known."USA Nordic Sport and U.S. Ski & Snowboard's thoughts and condolences are with his family, friends and the ski jumping community," the joint statement read.Gasienica, who made his Olympic debut in Beijing, began his ski jumping career at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, Illinois.He has represented the U.S.