"Wow! what just happened yesterday! got my first World Cup podium at home! couldn't be happier," she wrote via Instagram after the milestone.

In her last Instagram post on December 15, Hediger wrote: "p9 in the first worldcup of the season @cervinoskiparadise - crashed in 1/4-finals.💁♀️🌨️ happy about my riding and my best qualification I've ever had with p3.☺️thank you @bombac.rok & @lorenzo_marten for the super fast boards 🫶🏼& congrats to all our 🇨🇭ladies for the great team result. 🤩📸: @chrishocking."

Many took to the comments section to share their condolences. One person wrote, "Rest in peace 🙏❤️," while another said, "RIP 🕊🙏."

A third person added, "Rest in peace queen 🙏," while a fourth said, "RIP Beautiful so sorry."