Olivia Nobs

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Olivia Nobs
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Déborah Anthonioz, Maëlle Ricker and Olivia Nobs after receiving their medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born18 November 1982 (1982-11-18) (age 41)
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Vancouver Snowboard cross
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Gangwon Snowboard cross

Olivia Nobs (born 18 November 1982 in La Chaux-de-Fonds) is a Swiss snowboarder. Nobs captured the silver medal in snowboard cross at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009 in South Korea.

At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Nobs took the bronze in the Women's Snowboard Cross.

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