Matilda Rapaport
Swedish alpine free-skier (1986–2016)
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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) |
| Occupation | Skier |
Spouse | (her death) |
Career
Rapaport was the winner of the Xtreme Verbier event of the Freeride World Tour in 2013.[1]
Death
On 14 July 2016 Rapaport was involved in an avalanche accident during the filming of a promotional video for Ubisoft's (then) 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
Film
| 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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Steep | promotion | |
