Sophie Hediger, a 26-year-old Olympian snowboarder, was killed in an avalanche that crashed down a slope in the Swiss resort town of Arosa. The Swiss-Ski federation confirmed Hediger’s death on its website.

Swiss snowboarder Sophie Hediger died in an avalanche in Arosa, Switzerland.Hediger was snowboarding with a companion, who alerted rescue services. She was found buried under the snow.She was a rising star,

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.