Sophie Hediger

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Sophie Hediger
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (1998-12-14) 14 December 1998 (age 25)
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 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.
  2. "Sophie Hediger 2022 Olympics | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. "Sophie HEDIGER Snowboard - Beijing 2022 Olympics". results.beijing2022.cn. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. "HEDIGER Sophie - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.