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26-year-old Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger dies in avalanche

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Sophie Hediger of Switzerland competes in the women's individual snowboard cross at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, February 9, 2022. /AP
Sophie Hediger of Switzerland competes in the women's individual snowboard cross at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, February 9, 2022. /AP

Sophie Hediger of Switzerland competes in the women's individual snowboard cross at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, February 9, 2022. /AP

Sophie Hediger, a member of Switzerland's snowboard cross team at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, has died after an avalanche at a mountain resort, the country's skiing federation said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred on Monday at the Arosa resort in Switzerland.

Hediger, 26, competed at the Beijing Games in the women's individual and mixed team snowboard cross events.

Hediger achieved her first two World Cup podium finishes during the 2023-24 season. Her best result was a second-place showing in St. Moritz in January.

"We are shocked and our thoughts are with Sophie's family, to whom we offer our deepest condolences," said Swiss-Ski CEO Walter Reusser in a statement. "(She lost her life) tragically, brutally and far too soon."

Source(s): AP
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