Sophie Hediger, Olympic snowboarder of Switzerland, has died at the age of twenty-six (26), as disclosed by the Swiss-Ski federation said on Tuesday.
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| Sophie Hediger at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. Photo: scmp.com |
Hediger, a member of the Swiss national snowboard cross team was caught up in the incident at the mountain resort of Arosa on Monday.
Sport chief executive at Swiss-Ski, Walter Reusser, said: “We are speechless, and our thoughts are with Sophie’s family, to whom we express our deepest condolences.
“For the Swiss-Ski family, the tragic death of Sophie has cast a dark shadow over the Christmas period. We are immensely saddened.”
Hediger competed at the Winter Olympics 2022 in China and climched two (2) World Cup podium finishes in the 2023-24 season.
