Mysterious death: mourning for former ski ace

The ski world mourns Jeremy Nobis. According to media reports, the 52-year-old American was found dead in a prison cell in Cedar City (Utah, US) on Wednesday. Resuscitation measures were unsuccessful and nothing is yet known about the reasons for the death.

Nobis was a member of the US ski team in the 90s. In 1994 he took part in the Lillehammer Olympic Games and came ninth in the giant slalom. The US boy competed 15 times in the World Cup, with his best placing being seventh in Adelboden. Nobis celebrated his greatest successes at junior level: in 1988 he became junior world champion in the Super-G, and the following year he won gold in the giant slalom.

Died at the age of 52: Jeremy Nobis.

Problems with the law His career as a skier ended relatively quickly, but Nobis then traveled around the world as a freeskier. After his sporting career, the American repeatedly found himself in conflict with the law. Loud skinews.ch This was mostly due to driving while drunk, traffic accidents or chases with the police. Earlier this year, a warrant was issued for Nobis' arrest for failing to appear at a court hearing, and he has been in the Cedar City Jail since February 11, where his life has now ended.

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Mysterious death: mourning for former ski ace

Sad news reaches the ski world: a former junior world champion and World Cup skier has died.

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