Julie Pomagalski was one of the best athletes of her generation, the French Olympic committee saidThe alpine world paid tribute yesterday to Julie Pomagalski, a former world champion snowboarder who was killed in an avalanche while skiing off piste in Switzerland. Pomagalski, 40, from France, was with two friends on the Gemsstock, a 3,000m peak overlooking the resort of Andermatt when the slab of snow fell. SponsoredRescuers arrived by helicopter to find the bodies of Pomagalski and Bruno Putelli, a guide and French police mountain rescue officer based in Albertville. The French Olympic committee said that Pomagalski was one of the best athletes of her generation. It posted on Twitter: “The tragic death of Julie, world snowboard champion and

Source: The Times March 24, 2021 17:02 UTC