Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger killed in avalanche

Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger was tragically killed in an avalanche on Monday, according to the Swiss-Ski federation. Hediger, 26, got caught in an avalanche at the mountain resort of Arosa in eastern Switzerland, the federation said. "We are stunned and our thoughts are with Sophie's family, to whom we express our deepest condolences," Walter Reusser, the CEO of Swiss-Ski's sports division, said in a statement on Tuesday.