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Sophie Hediger

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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
Event(s)Snowboard 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 was born in Horgen, Switzerland.

Hediger was killed during an avalanche at Arosa Lenzerheide in Arosa, Switzerland on 23 December 2024, at the age of 26.[4][5][6]

References

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  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. "Swiss Olympic snowboarder dies in avalanche". SWI swissinfo.ch. Keystone-SDA. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  5. "La snowboardeuse suisse Sophie Hediger est morte dans une avalanche". Le Monde (in French). 2024-12-24. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  6. "Sophie Hediger, Olympic Snowboarder From Switzerland, Dies in Avalanche". 2024-12-24. Archived from the original on 2024-12-24. Retrieved 2024-12-25.

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