Sophie Hediger, a member of Switzerland’s snowboard cross team at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, has died following an ...

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. The ...

The death of an Olympic snowboarding athlete is a reminder that even the most skilled and experienced athletes are not immune ...

The 26-year-old snowboarder died after being buried in an avalanche on a closed black diamond slope in eastern Switzerland.

Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger has tragically died aged 26. Hediger passed away on Monday after being caught up in an ...

(TNS)—Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger was killed Monday in an avalanche in her native Switzerland, just days after her ...

Sophie Hediger, a 26-year-old Olympian and member of Switzerland's national snowboard cross team, lost her life in a snowboarding accident on December 23, 2024.

The 26-year-old, who scored her first two World Cup podium finishes last season, was caught in an avalanche in Arosa.

Hediger competed at the Beijing Games in the women's snowboard cross and the mixed team version of the same event.

Swiss Olympian Sophie Hediger, 26, tragically dies in Arosa avalanche after securing major snowboarding achievements.