TORONTO — Canada’s winter athletes are mourning another death in the family.

Nik Zoricic died of head injuries following a crash in a World Cup event in Grindelwald, Switzerland. His teammates there were to honor the 29-year-old skier with a candlelight tribute.

Ashleigh McIvor, a freestyle gold medalist at the Vancouver Olympics but now out with a knee injury, said she knew Zoricic since she was a young skier.

Bal Gosal, the Minister of State (Sport), said in a statement Canada had lost a “talented and dedicated young athlete.”

This was particularly difficult for a community still reeling from the death of Canadian freestyle halfpipe star Sarah Burke. The Winter X Games champion died in January from injuries sustained in a crash during a training run.