Sophie Hediger
{{Short description|Swiss snowboarder (1998–2024)}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Sophie Hediger
| image = Sophie_Hediger.png
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| full_name = Sophie Anna Hediger
| nationality = Swiss
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1998|12|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Horgen, Zurich, Switzerland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|12|23|1998|12|14|df=yes}}
| death_place = Arosa, Grisons, Switzerland
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| sport = Snowboarding
| event = Snowboard cross
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{SUI}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Winter Universiade}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Lake Placid|Snowboard cross}}
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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.{{Cite web |title=Sophie HEDIGER |url=https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/snowboard/athlete-profile-n1048527-sophie-hediger.htm |website=olympics.com/beijing-2022 |access-date=12 February 2022 |archive-date=12 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212210634/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/snowboard/athlete-profile-n1048527-sophie-hediger.htm |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Sophie Hediger 2022 Olympics | NBC Olympics |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/sophie-hediger-1352348 |access-date=12 February 2022 |website=nbcolympics.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Sophie HEDIGER |url=https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/snowboard/athlete-profile-n1048527-sophie-hediger.htm |access-date=12 February 2022 |website=beijing2022.cn |archive-date=12 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212210851/https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/snowboard/athlete-profile-n1048527-sophie-hediger.htm |url-status=dead }}
Career
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.{{Cite web |title=HEDIGER Sophie |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=SB&competitorid=189327&type=result |access-date=12 February 2022 |website=fis-ski.com}}
Death
Hediger died in an avalanche at Arosa Lenzerheide, on 23 December 2024, at the age of 26.{{cite web |title=Swiss Olympic snowboarder dies in avalanche |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/swiss-olympic-snowboarder-dies-in-avalanche/88637716 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |access-date=24 December 2024 |date=24 December 2024 |agency=Keystone-SDA}}{{Cite news |date=24 December 2024 |title=La snowboardeuse suisse Sophie Hediger est morte dans une avalanche |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2024/12/24/la-snowboardeuse-suisse-sophie-hediger-est-morte-dans-une-avalanche_6465620_3242.html |access-date=24 December 2024 |work=Le Monde |language=fr}}{{Cite news |date=24 December 2024 |title=Sophie Hediger, Olympic Snowboarder From Switzerland, Dies in Avalanche |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/sports/sophie-hediger-swiss-snowboarder-dead-avalanche.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241224221118/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/sports/sophie-hediger-swiss-snowboarder-dead-avalanche.html |archive-date=24 December 2024 |access-date=25 December 2024 |language=en}} It was reported that she and an acquaintance were on the Black Diamond slope that was closed at the time due to avalanche risks.[https://snowbrains.com/snowboarder-tragedy-in-arosa-switzerland-as-avalanche-claims-life-of-26-year-old-woman Tragedy in Arosa, Switzerland, As Avalanche Claims Life of 26-Year-Old Olympic Snowboarder]
References
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External links
- {{FIS snowboarder}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com}}
- [https://www.swissolympicteam.ch/de/olympische-missionen/olympische-spiele/peking-2022/team/athletenportrait?athleteId=8442 Sophie Anna Hediger] at the Swiss Olympic Association {{in lang|de}}
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Category:Swiss female snowboarders
Category:Olympic snowboarders for Switzerland
Category:Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Snowboarders at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
Category:21st-century Swiss sportswomen
Category:Youth Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland
Category:Competitors at the 2023 Winter World University Games
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Switzerland
Category:Winter World University Games medalists in snowboarding
Category:Natural disaster deaths in Switzerland
Category:Sportspeople from Horgen District
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