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 ...

ZURICH, Switzerland — Professional snowboarder Sophie Hediger was killed in an avalanche while snowboarding on Monday. The 26-year-old Swiss Olympic athlete and another person had gone ...

Sophie Hediger, 26, got caught in an avalanche at the mountain resort of Arosa in Switzerland on Monday, the Swiss-Ski federation said.

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 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.

She took second place in the World Cup dress rehearsal in St. Moritz, located in the southeastern part of the Swiss Alps. In 2022, she made her Olympics debut during the Winter Games in Beijing.

Sophie Hediger takes 2nd place during the FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup Men's and Women's Snowboard Cross on January 26, 2024 in St Moritz, Switzerland. Hediger died in an avalanche incident.

Hediger 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.

She took second place in the World Cup dress rehearsal in St. Moritz, located in the southeastern part of the Swiss Alps. In 2022, she made her Olympics debut during the Winter Games in Beijing.

Sophie Hediger, a Swiss snowboarder who competed in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, was killed in an avalanche Monday, authorities said.

Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger died at 26 years old following an avalanche at the Arosa mountain resort in Switzerland on Monday.

Sophie Hediger, a 26-year-old Olympic snowboarder, died in an avalanche in the Swiss mountain resort town of Arosa on Monday, December 23 ...