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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Speed events | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ski-Club Mayrhofen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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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
editIn 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
edit- 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
editSpiess has won one national championships at individual senior level.[5]
- Austria Alpine Ski Championships
- Downhill: 1975
References
edit- ^ a b "Sci, Austria nella bufera. Werdenigg: "Stuprata da un atleta"". gazzetta.it (in Italian). 20 November 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Nicola Spiess profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "The Spieß family". spiess.at. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Ski Macht Spiele – Nicola Werdenigg Broschiert – 9. März 2018 von Nicola Werdenigg (Autor)". amazon.de (in German). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Österreichische Meisterschaften". oesv.at (in German). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
External links
edit- Nicola Spieß at FIS (alpine)
- Nicola Spieß at Olympedia
- Nicola Spiess at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
