Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger, 26, dies in avalanche in Switzerland

Sophie Hediger, a Swiss snowboarder who represented the country at the 2022 Winter Olympics, died after an avalanche at a ski resort, officials said Tuesday. She was 26.

The incident took place on Monday at the Arosa resort in Switzerland, the country’s ski association said in a statement.

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Switzerland’s Sophie Hediger competes during the women’s snowboard cross qualification round at the Olympic Winter Games on February 9, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

“We are stunned and our thoughts are with Sophie’s family, to whom we extend our deepest condolences,” Swiss-Ski CEO Walter Reusser said in a statement.

“With the tragic death of Sophie Hediger, a dark shadow has been cast over Christmas for the Swiss skiing family. We are extremely saddened. We will keep Sophie an honorable memory,” he added.

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Hediger was a participant in the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. She competed in snowboard cross and in mixed team snowboard cross. She failed to qualify for the quarter-finals of the singles event and her team lost in the mixed event in the semi-finals.

Hediger bounced back in 2023 when she won a gold medal at the FISU World University Games in Lake Placid, New York. She was one of three Swiss participants to win gold medals.

Charlotte Bankes of Great Britain, Sophie Hediger of Switzerland and Kristina Paul of the Russian Olympic Committee in action. (Reuters/Lisi Niesner)

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She then achieved two World Cup podium finishes, including a runner-up finish in St. Mortiz in January.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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