FIS official dies at Olympic site

According to reports emanating Thursday (Aug. 12) from the Russian news agency RIA Novosti and reported by the Associated Press, FIS official Jan Erik Hedstrom, 50, suffered a heart attack and died in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia while working with the Sochi 2014 Olympic Organizing Committee.

Jan Erik Hedstrom, 50, suffered a heart attack and died in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported Thursday.
Hedstrom was a technical expert for the International Ski Federation and was working with the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, the report said.

According to its website: “(The) Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee is deeply saddened that, after a life of tremendous contributions to skiing, Jan Erik Hedstrom passed away after suffering a heart attack early this morning.”

Hedstrom’s wife and two sons were present when he died, the report said.