Ueli Kestenholz (10 May 1975 to 11 January 2026) was a Swiss snowboarder and a pioneer of speed riding. He was snowboard world champion in 2000 and 2001 and was one of the first recipients of an Olympic medal in snowboarding, taking bronze in the giant slalom at the 1998 Winter Olympics. He won the Winter X Games gold medal in snowboard cross twice. After his third Olympic Games, at Turin in 2006, he left the World Cup circuit to concentrate on freeriding, and in May 2009 he made the first speed riding descent of the Matterhorn. He died on 11 January 2026 after an avalanche accident in the Valais Alps.
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Born 10 May 1975 in Thun, Bern SUI
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