Former Olympic skiing gold winner dies in jet-ski accident
Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist Vibeke Skofterud passed away aged 38 after a jet-skiing accident, the Norwegian Ski Federation confirmed on Monday. Skofterud won the 4x5 kilometre cross-country skiing relay gold at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010 and was twice world champion, in 2005 and 2011. Skofterud finished on the podium 15 times at world cup events.