Reuters, ZURICH, Switzerland
A member of Switzerland’s national snowboard cross team has died in an avalanche at the mountain resort of Arosa in the east of the country, the Swiss Ski federation said on Tuesday.
Sophie Hediger, 26, was caught up in the avalanche in Arosa, which lies west of Davos, on Monday, the federation said.
“We are speechless, and our thoughts are with Sophie’s family, to whom we express our deepest condolences,” Swiss-Ski Sport CEO Walter Reusser said in a statement.
Switzerland’s Sophie Hediger competes during the women’s snowboard cross qualification round at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 9, 2022.
Photo: AP
Hediger secured her first two World Cup podium places in the 2023-2024 season and took part in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, according to the federation.
Swiss-Ski said it would keep further details about her death private, as agreed with her family and partner.
