Continental Europe is home to four microstates with populations of between 30,000 and 80,000 people: Andorra, on the border between France and Spain; Liechtenstein, nestled between Switzerland and Austria; Monaco, which sits on the French Riviera; and San Marino, which is surrounded by northern Italy. These states have existed since the medieval period and their […]
By Michael Levenson Sophie Hediger, who competed in the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, died in an avalanche in Arosa, Switzerland, according to the police and the Swiss ski federation. Source: Sophie Hediger, Olympic Snowboarder From Switzerland, Dies in Avalanche Category: Olympic Games (2022), Snowboarding, Avalanches, Deaths (Fatalities), Olympic Games, Arosa (Switzerland), Alps Mountains, Sophie Hediger […]
Sophie Hediger, a member of Switzerland’s snowboard cross team, competed at the 2022 Beijing Games. Source: Swiss Olympic snowboarder dies in avalanche at 26 years old