Matilda Rapaport (29 January 1986 – 18 July 2016) was a Swedish alpine free-skier. She was married to Swedish alpine skier Mattias Hargin, and was the niece of Swedish actress Alexandra Rapaport.
 Rapaport at the 2014 Freeride World Tour in Chamonix | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born | 29 January 1986 |
| Died | 18 July 2016 (aged 30) Santiago, Chile |
| Occupation | Skier |
| Spouse | (her death) |
Early life
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Career
editRapaport was the winner of the Xtreme Verbier event of the Freeride World Tour in 2013.[1]
Death
editOn 14 July 2016 Rapaport was involved in an avalanche accident during the filming of a promotional video for Ubisoft's upcoming video game Steep, in Farellones, Chile. She was buried under the snow and fell into a coma.[2][3] She was brought to a hospital in Santiago de Chile where she died on 18 July 2016.[4][5][6]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| 2013 | Shades of Winter | documentary |
| 2014 | Pure | documentary |
| 2015 | A Skier Knows - Spirit of Alaska | documentary |
| 2015 | A Skier Knows - Entering a Skier's Mind | documentary |
| 2016 | Between | documentary (tribute) |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Steep | promotion |
References
edit- ^ "Matilda Rapaport, Ski, Swe". Swatch Freeride World Tour. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Svenskt skidproffs i koma efter lavinolycka". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 17 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Swedish extreme skier Matilda Rapaport dies filming Ubisoft game promo in Chile". BBC News. 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Matilda Rapaport har avlidit" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Swedish skier dies in avalanche tragedy". The Local. Sweden. 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Extreme skier Matilda Rapaport killed in avalanche in Chile". The Guardian. Reuters. 18 July 2016.
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