Olympic medalist dies in Switzerland avalancheAP, BERN Olympic medalist dies in Switzerland avalancheSnowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, who won a bronze medal in the sport’s first Olympic race, died after being trapped in an avalanche, the Swiss ski federation said on Tuesday. Swiss snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz poses for a photograph at the Shiga Kogen ski resort in Japan on Feb. 9, 1998. The avalanche started at an altitude of 2,400m for unknown reasons, Valais police said in a statement. Recent posts on his Instagram account included film of Kestenholz paragliding and landing on frozen lakes near St. Moritz. “To enjoy those rare moments when nature‘s wonders align you need to be ready to drop everything and go!” he wrote.
