As of: April 2, 2024, 2:39 p.m
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Ski star Wendy Holdener has lost her brother, he was only 34 years old. Now she has fulfilled another big wish of his.
Revelstoke – Ski star Wendy Holdener has had difficult weeks. At the end of February, her 34-year-old brother Kevin lost his years-long battle with a rare type of cancer. Now his sister and a few friends have fulfilled his last wish.
Ski star Wendy Holdener goes to Canada for heli-skiing
After his funeral, which according to the Swiss portal
Blick
took place in March, ski star Wendy Holdener went heli-skiing to Canada. You are flown up a mountain in a helicopter and then travel down the valley in deep snow. She shared some pictures of the trip on Instagram.
She wrote: “Kevin’s heliski trip. Booked in August 2023, Kevin really wanted us to fulfill his dream of heli-skiing. Thanks to everyone for the wonderful swings we did for Kevin. We laughed, we cried, we hugged, we skied, we ate, we laughed and cried some more. But we were never alone in missing him.”
Ski star Wendy Holdener fulfilled her brother Kevin's last wish. © Montage: wendyholdener/instagram
Wendy Holdener remembers her deceased brother
In one of the pictures you can see a small plate that the tour group had apparently brought with them. It was attached to a tree and is intended to commemorate Holdener's brother Kevin. Written on it is: “You are no longer where you were, but you are everywhere we are.”
At the end of February, the 30-year-old ski star shared the sad news of her brother's death. “Now, unfortunately, his superpowers have diminished,” said a press release from the family and Swiss-Ski at the time. Cancer also thwarted his dream of a skiing career. “But Kevin impressed us with his will to survive and his love of life; he bravely stood up to the disease and was able to gain a few more valuable years of life from it.”
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Now his sister was able to fulfill his last wish by heli-skiing in Canada. Holdener will compete in the World Cup again next winter. After an injury and the death of her brother, she took a long break.
(msb)