Sophie Hediger dead aged 26: Olympic snowboarder passes away after being caught in avalanche as tributes paid
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OLYMPIC snowboarder Sophie Hediger has tragically died aged 26. Hediger passed away on Monday after being caught up in an avalanche at Swiss mountain resort Arosa. She had been a member of Switzerland's snowboard cross national team. Hediger was part of the Swiss team that took part in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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While she also achieved her first two World Cup podium positions during the 2023-24 season. Swiss-Ski sport chief executive 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 immeasurably sad.".
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The 2025 FIS Snowboard World Championships are set to take place in St Moritz in March. Hediger had finished second in an event in St Moritz back in January. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY.. The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheSunFootball and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunFootball.
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