Ueli Kestenholz, who won snowboarding's first Olympic medal in 1998, dies in Swiss avalanche

Swiss snowboard pioneer Ueli Kestenholz, who won bronze at snowboarding's 1998 Olympic debut in Nagano, died at age 50 in an avalanche, officials said Tuesday.

Olympic snowboard medalist Ueli Kestenholz dies in Swiss avalanche at age 50

Snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, who won a bronze medal in the sport’s first Olympic race, died after being trapped in an ...