Former Swiss World Cup skier Corinne Rey-Bellet has been shot dead at her home by an unidentified gunman.
Police in the Swiss canton of Valais said Rey-Bellet and her brother, Alain, were both killed in the attack in the village of Les Crosets last night.
Rey-Bellet's mother was injured.
The police said the gunman was still at large.
The 33-year-old speed specialist, who retired in 2003, won five World Cup races including a rare feat of two wins on the same day in January 1999.
She also won a silver medal in downhill at the 2003 world championships in St Moritz.
