Nicola Spiess
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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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Nicola Spiess married Werdenigg[1] (born 29 July 1958) is an Austrian former alpine skier.[2]
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
[edit]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
[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
[edit]Spiess 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
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