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Swiss snowboarding Olympian dies in avalanche

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Swiss snowboarding Olympian dies in avalanche

ATHLETE. Sophie Hediger, a member of Switzerland's nationalu00a0snowboardu00a0cross team, dies at the age of 26.

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Snowboarder Sophie Hediger, who represented Switzerland in the 2022 Winter Olympics, dies in an avalanche

ZURICH, Switzerland – A member of Switzerland’s national snowboard cross team has died in an avalanche at the mountain resort of Arosa in the east of the country, the Swiss-Ski federation said on Tuesday, December 24.

Sophie Hediger, 26, was caught up in the avalanche in Arosa, which lies west of Davos, on Monday, the federation said.

“We are speechless, and our thoughts are with Sophie’s family, to whom we express our deepest condolences,” Walter Reusser, the Sport CEO at Swiss-Ski said in a statement.

Hediger secured her first two World Cup podium places in the 2023-24 season and took part in the 2022 Winter Olympics in China, according to the federation.

Swiss-Ski said it would keep further details about her death private, as agreed with her family and partner. – Rappler.com

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