Sophie Hediger

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Sophie Hediger
Personal information
Full nameSophie Anna Hediger
NationalitySwiss
Born (1998-12-14) 14 December 1998 (age 25)
Horgen, Switzerland
Sport
SportSnowboarding
Event Snowboard cross
Medal record
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Winter Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Lake Placid Snowboard cross

Sophie Anna Hediger (born 14 December 1998) is a Swiss snowboarder. She competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics, in women's snowboard cross, and in the mixed team snowboard cross. [1] [2] [3]

She 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. [4]

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References

  1. "Sophie HEDIGER". olympics.com/beijing-2022. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. "Sophie Hediger 2022 Olympics | NBC Olympics". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. "Sophie HEDIGER". beijing2022.cn. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. "HEDIGER Sophie". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.