Two-time wingsuit world champion Pierre Wolnik has died at 37 after his parachute failed to open during a high-risk jump over Mont Blanc on February 7.
He leapt from a helicopter for a planned free-fall above the Mont Blanc massif, but the parachute did not deploy. First responders found his body in Les Bossons, where he was pronounced dead.
Wolnik was a member of the French team for the 2026 FAI World Championships and worked as a videographer for the French Parachute Federation. He won the Freefly World Championship in 2022 and 2024.
Tributes poured in from the skydiving community, with the Fédération Française de Parachutisme honoring him as a talented athlete whose presence and character left a lasting impact.
Rest in peace, Pierre Wolnik.