Young, talented, ambitious. The 26 year old Swiss Sophie Hedigerthe Swiss cross-country national, died yesterday, December 24, in an accident at high altitude in Arosa, where she was practicing with another person freeride.
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The sad announcement was made by the Swiss ski federation. «We are shocked and thinking of Sophie's family, to whom we offer our most sincere condolences.
For our family, Sophie's tragic death casts a dark shadow over the holidays.”
The accident
According to what Il Dolomiti reports, the young woman was at almost 1,800 meters above sea level in the Canton of Grisons, Switzerland, when she was reached and overwhelmed by an avalanche. The companion immediately alerted the emergency services and operations began to recover the 26-year-old, covered in snow. By the time she was found, however, it was too late, and Sophie was already dead.
Sophie Hediger, who was the athlete
Sophie Hediger achieved her first World Cup podiums in the 2023/2024 season, and took second place at the World Championships in St. Moritz. In the note published by Swiss-Ski we read: «Winning a medal at the Championships in Engadine next March was one of his dreams. She had managed to achieve a great goal by taking part in the 2022 Olympics in China.”
