'Far too soon:' Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger killed by avalanche in Switzerland
Sophie Hediger, a Swiss Olympic snowboarder, was killed Monday after she was caught in an avalanche in Arosa, Switzerland.
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.
Olympic snowboarder, 26, dies after horror avalanche in Switzerland
Sophie Hediger, 26, a member of the Swiss national snowboard cross team, died in an avalanche at the mountain resort of Arosa, the Swiss Ski federation said on Tuesday.
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.
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.
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.
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 Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger dies in avalanche. Teammates and fans remember her 'passion for the mountains.'
The 26-year-old snowboarder died after being buried in an avalanche on a closed black diamond slope in eastern Switzerland.
Swiss Olympic Snowboarder Sophie Hediger’s Tragic Death Shocks Sports World
Spread the loveThe sports world is in mourning following the tragic death of Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger. The 26-year-old athlete lost her life in an avalanche at the mountain resort of Arosa in eastern Switzerland,
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'Went far too soon': Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger killed in avalanche in Switzerland
Hediger competed at the Beijing Games in the women's snowboard cross and the mixed team version of the same event.