Mellie Francon (born 24 January 1982 in

La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds () is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura mountains at an altitude of 1000 m, a few kilometers south of the French border. After Geneva, Lausanne and Fribourg, it is the fourth largest city loc ...

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Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internation ...

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 Paralympi ...

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

Bad Gastein Bad Gastein (; formerly ''Badgastein''; Southern Bavarian: ''Bod Goschdei'') is a spa town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau District, St. Johann im Pongau, in the Austrian state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg. Picturesquely situated in a hig ...

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