26-year-old Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger dies in avalanche

Sophie Hediger of Switzerland competes in the women's individual snowboard cross at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, February 9, 2022. /AP

Sophie Hediger, a member of Switzerland's snowboard cross team at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, has died after an avalanche at a mountain resort, the country's skiing federation said on Tuesday.

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