Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger has died after being hit by an avalanche in Switzerland, the country's Ski Federation said.
According to foreign media, Hediger, 26 and a member of the Swiss snowboard cross team at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, was in the mountain resort of Arosa when the incident happened on Monday.
Hediger competed at the Beijing Games in women's snowboard cross and in the mixed team version of the same organization, writes A2 CNN.
She 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.
"We are shocked and our thoughts are with Sophie's family, to whom we extend our deepest condolences," Swiss-Ski CEO Walter Reusser said in a statement.
Mr Reusser added that Hediger grew up in Horgen, a town about 20 minutes' drive from Zurich, and spent a lot of time in Arosa.
He said she lost her life "tragically, brutally and too soon". (A2 Televizion)
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