Nicola Spiess


Nicola Spiess married Werdenigg is an Austrian former alpine skier.
She is the sister of the former alpine skier Uli Spiess and is the daughter of and Erika Mahringer.

Career

During her career she has achieved 17 results among the top 10 in the World Cup. She competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics and was 4th in downhill. 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. She also wrote a book on the subject: Ski Macht Spiele.

World Cup results

;Podiums
DatePlaceDisciplineRank
21 December 1976

National titles

Spiess has won one national championships at individual senior level.