Nicola Spiess
Austrian alpine skier
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Nicola Spiess (married Werdenigg;[1] born 29 July 1958) is an Austrian former alpine skier.[2]
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| Born | 29 July 1958 Innsbruck, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ski-Club Mayrhofen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Speed events | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She is the sister of the former alpine skier Uli Spiess and is the daughter of Ernst Spiess and Erika Mahringer.[3]
Career
During her career she has achieved 17 results among the top 10 (4 podiums) in the World Cup.[2] She competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics and was 4th in downhill.[2] She retired from the competitive skiing at 21.
The denunciation of sexual abuse
In 2017, after the Weinstein scandal, she talked about the sexual abuse suffered by members of the Austrian Alpine Ski Team in the 1970s.[1] She also wrote a book on the subject: Ski Macht Spiele (Ski power games).[4]
World Cup results
- Podiums
| Date | Place | Discipline | Rank |
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| 21 December 1976 |  Zell am See | Downhill | 2 |
| 20 December 1976 | Zell am See | Downhill | 3 |
| 8 January 1976 |  Meiringen | Downhill | 3 |
| 7 January 1976 | Meiringen | Downhill | 2 |
National titles
Spiess has won one national championships at individual senior level.[5]
- Austria Alpine Ski Championships
- Downhill: 1975
