Olympic snowboarder killed in avalanche
Professional snowboarder Sophie Hediger was killed in an avalanche while snowboarding on Monday. Hediger competes during the women's snowboard cross qualification round at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) AP
Swiss Olympic snowboarder dies in avalanche at 26 years old
Hediger's death came less than four years after another Olympic snowboarder died in the Swiss Alps during an avalanche. In 2021, Julie Pomagalski, a former Olympic snowboarder from France, was 40 years old. Four people were freeriding together when the avalanche happened, the French federation said. Pomagalski's guide also died.
Sophie Hediger, Swiss snowboarding Olympian, dies in avalanche at 26
Switzerland’s national snowboard cross team is mourning the loss of one of their own after Olympian Sophie Hediger died in an avalanche on Monday. She was 26. Hediger was swept up in an avalanche in the mountain resort town of Arosa, Switzerland, the Swiss-Ski Federation announced on Tuesday.
Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger, 26, killed in avalanche
Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger was killed Monday in an avalanche in her native Switzerland, just days after her 26th birthday. The country’s winter sports federation, Swiss-Ski, announced Tuesday that the young athlete died in the resort town of Arosa, on the heels of her Dec. 14 birthday.
Swiss Olympian Snowboarder Sophie Hediger Dies at 26 in Avalanche: 'We Are Stunned'
Swiss snowboarder and Olympian Sophie Hediger died on Monday, Dec. 23 at age 26 in an 'avalanche accident,' the Swiss-Ski federation said in a statement.
Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger dies in avalanche, aged 26
Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger has died following an avalanche at a mountain resort. The country's skiing federation says the incident took place at the Arosa resort in Switzerland.
Olympic Snowboarder From Switzerland Dies in Avalanche at 26
Sophie Hediger, who competed in the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, died in an avalanche in Arosa, Switzerland, according to the police and the Swiss ski federation.
Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger dies in avalanche after achieving World Cup podium finishes
Swiss Olympian Sophie Hediger, 26, tragically dies in Arosa avalanche after securing major snowboarding achievements.
Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger killed in avalanche
Sophie Hediger, 26, got caught in an avalanche at the mountain resort of Arosa in Switzerland on Monday, the Swiss-Ski federation said.
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Swiss snowboarding Olympian Sophie Hediger dies in avalanche
Swiss snowboarder Sophie Hediger has died in an avalanche, according to the Swiss-Ski federation. The 26-year-old was caught ...