Sophie Hediger

Sophie Hediger
Personal information
Full nameSophie Anna Hediger
NationalitySwiss
Born(1998-12-14)14 December 1998
Horgen, Zurich, Switzerland
Died23 December 2024(2024-12-23) (aged 26)
Arosa, Grisons, Switzerland
Sport
SportSnowboarding
EventSnowboard cross
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2023 Lake Placid Snowboard cross

Sophie Anna Hediger (14 December 1998 – 23 December 2024) was a Swiss snowboarder. She competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, in women's snowboard cross, and in the mixed team snowboard cross.[1][2][3]

Hediger competed at the 2018–19 FIS Snowboard World Cup, 2019–20 FIS Snowboard World Cup, 2020–21 FIS Snowboard World Cup, and 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup.[4]

Hediger died in an avalanche at Arosa Lenzerheide, on 23 December 2024, at the age of 26.[5][6][7] It was reported that she and an acquaintance were on the Black Diamond slope that was closed at the time due to avalanche risks.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Sophie HEDIGER". olympics.com/beijing-2022. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Sophie Hediger 2022 Olympics | NBC Olympics". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Sophie HEDIGER". beijing2022.cn. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ "HEDIGER Sophie". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Swiss Olympic snowboarder dies in avalanche". SWI swissinfo.ch. Keystone-SDA. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  6. ^ "La snowboardeuse suisse Sophie Hediger est morte dans une avalanche". Le Monde (in French). 24 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Sophie Hediger, Olympic Snowboarder From Switzerland, Dies in Avalanche". 24 December 2024. Archived from the original on 24 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  8. ^ Tragedy in Arosa, Switzerland, As Avalanche Claims Life of 26-Year-Old Olympic Snowboarder


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