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

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 years old. Four people were freeriding together when the avalanche happened, the French federation said. Pomagalski's guide also died.

Sophie Hediger, a Swiss Olympic snowboarder, was killed Monday after she was caught in an avalanche in Arosa, Switzerland.

Sophie Hediger, a 26-year-old snowboarder who competed under the Swiss Flag in the 2022 Winter Olympics, died in an avalanche on3.

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.

A Swiss snowboarder who competed in the Olympic Games was killed in an avalanche accident this week, the Swiss-Ski federation confirmed on Christmas Eve.

An accomplished Swiss snowboarder died in an avalanche, the Swiss-Ski federation announced on Tuesday. Sophie Hediger, a 26-year-old member of the national snowboard cross team, was at the mountain resort of Arosa when the tragedy occurred.

Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger was killed Monday in an avalanche in her native Switzerland, just days after her 26th birthday. The country’s winter sports federation, Swiss-Ski, announced Tuesday that the young athlete died in the resort town of Arosa, on the heels of her Dec. 14 birthday.

Sophie Hediger, an Olympic snowboarder who competed for Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics, has died in an avalanche. She was 26 years old. Hediger’s death was confirmed by the Swiss-Ski Federation on Tuesday.

Spread the loveThe sports world is in mourning following the tragic death of Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger. The 26-year-old athlete lost her life in an avalanche at the mountain resort of Arosa in eastern Switzerland,