Swiss snowboarder Sophie Hediger, who competed in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, died tragically in an avalanche at the Arosa mountain resort in Switzerland. The 26-year-old athlete was considered a rising star in the sport and was planning to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Sophie Hediger, a Swiss snowboarder who competed in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics , was killed in an avalanche Monday, authorities said. According to Switzerland ’s skiing federation, the accident happened at the Arosa mountain resort in Switzerland , one of the country’s premier all-around winter resorts. Sports Illustrated reported that Hediger and a friend were on expert-level runs when the avalanche occurred. Hediger’s body was recovered about two hours later, according to SI.
RELATED: Bela Karolyi, legendary Olympic gymnastic coach, dies at 82'We are shocked and our thoughts are with Sophie’s family, to whom we offer our deepest condolences,' Swiss-Ski CEO Walter Reusser said in a statement provided to the Associated Press. '(She lost her life) tragically, brutally and far too soon.'Hediger, 26, competed at the Beijing Games in the women’s snowboard cross and the mixed team version of the same event.She achieved her first two World Cup podium finishes in the 2023-24 season. Her best result was a second place in St. Moritz in January.Sports Illustrated described her as a rising star who was planning to compete in the 2026 winter games in Italy.'For the Swiss-Ski family, the tragic death of Sophie has cast a dark shadow over the Christmas period. We are immeasurably sad,' Reusser said
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