Former Swiss skiing star shot dead

Former Swiss World Cup skier Corinne Rey-Bellet has been shot dead at her home by an unidentified gunman.

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.

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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.