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‘Far too soon:’ Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger killed by avalanche in Switzerland

‘Far too soon:’ Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger killed by avalanche in Switzerland

Olympian snowboarder Sophie Hediger was killed in an avalanche in her home country of Switzerland on Monday. Hediger, 26, was caught in an avalanche while “freeriding,” also known as snowboarding on natural terrain in Arosa, both a town and a resort in eastern Switzerland, according to a statement from winter sports federation Swiss-Ski. “We are...