The story of Matilda Ferrari is a somber reminder of the randomness of tragedy. One moment, a girl is walking to school, perhaps mentally rehearsing a skating routine or thinking about her classes; the next, she is a memory. Her legacy, however, will remain in the hearts of those she touched with her talent. In the rinks where she once glided, the ice will eventually bear the marks of other skaters, but the memory of her grace will linger like a soft shadow. The community of Val Rendena will eventually find its rhythm again, but it will be a different, more somber one, forever altered by the Monday morning when the music stopped for Matilda.
