Mellie Francon (born 24 January 1982 in

La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds (; archaic ) is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura Mountains at an altitude of 992 metres, a few kilometres south of the French border. After Geneva, Lausanne, Biel/Bienne, and Fribourg, ...

) is a

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

snowboarder Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic ...

. Francon is Swiss Champion 2005 in snowboard cross. On 5 January 2006 she won the World Cup competition at

Bad Gastein Bad Gastein ( is a spa town in the St. Johann im Pongau District. Picturesquely situated in a high valley of the Hohe Tauern mountain range, it is known for the Gastein waterfall and a variety of grand hotel buildings. Geography Bad Gastein i ...

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* Swiss female snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Switzerland Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from La Chaux-de-Fonds 21st-century Swiss sportswomen {{Switzerland-snowboarding-bio-stub