Nicole Fessel
{{Short description|German cross-country skier (born 1983)}}
{{Infobox skier
| name = Nicole Fessel
| image = Porträts bei der Olympia-Einkleidung München 2018 (Martin Rulsch) 18.jpg
| caption = Nicole Fessel, 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|05|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Annweiler am Trifels, West Germany
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 1.70 m
| nationality = {{GER}}
| club = SC Oberstdorf
| wins = 0
| totalpodiums = 3
| teamwins = 0
| teampodiums = 2
| individual_starts =242
| team_starts = 28
| wcoveralls = 0 – (8th in 2015)
| wctitles =0
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's cross-country skiing}}
{{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalBronze|2014 Sochi|4 × 5 km relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|U23 World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2005 Oberstdorf|Individual sprint}}
{{Medal|Gold|2005 Oberstdorf|10 km freestyle}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2006 Kranj|Individual sprint}}
{{Medal|Competition|Junior World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2003 Sollefteå|Individual sprint}}
{{Medal|Silver|2002 Schonach|Individual sprint}}
}}
File:FESSEL Nicole Tour de Ski 2010 2.jpg, 2010]]
Nicole Fessel (born 19 May 1983) is a German former cross-country skier who competed between 2000 and 2018. Her best World Cup finish was second twice (team sprint: 2009, 4 × 5 km relay: March 2010). Fessel's best individual finish was second in Switzerland in 2014.
Competing in two Winter Olympics, her best finish was 17th in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010 Fessel's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 15th twice, both in the sprint events (2007, 2009).
She announced her retirement from cross-country skiing in September 2019.{{cite web |title=Nicole Fessel beendet ihre Karriere: Erstes Kind im Dezember |url=https://www.t-online.de/region/id_86391054/nicole-fessel-beendet-ihre-karriere-erstes-kind-im-dezember.html |publisher=T-Online |accessdate=3 November 2019 |language=German |date=4 September 2019}}
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=17002&type=result |title=Athlete : FESSEL Nicole |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=3 February 2018}}
=Olympic Games=
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
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2006 | 22 | — | — | 48 | 31 | — | — |
2010 | 26 | — | 22 | — | 17 | — | — |
2014 | 30 | 21 | 14 | Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre freestyle | — | bgcolor="cc9966"| Bronze | — |
2018 | 34 | — | Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre skiathlon | — | — | — | 10 |
=World Championships=
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2005 | 21 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
2007 | 23 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — |
2009 | 25 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — |
2011 | 27 | — | 7 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 7 |
2013 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 7 | — |
2015 | 31 | 46 | — | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 – Women's 30 kilometre classical | — | 6 | 4 |
2017 | 32 | 16 | — | 21 | — | 6 | 6 |
=World Cup=
==Season standings==
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style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Distance ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Nordic ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Tour de ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|World Cup ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Ski Tour | ||||||||
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2003 | 20 | 73 | {{n/a}} | 52 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
2004 | 21 | 69 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 43 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
2005 | 22 | 84 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 61 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
2006 | 23 | 53 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 27 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
2007 | 24 | 36 | 70 | 21 | {{n/a}} | 42 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
2008 | 25 | 44 | 67 | 30 | {{n/a}} | — | 40 | {{n/a}} |
2009 | 26 | 52 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 33 | {{n/a}} | {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | — | {{n/a}} |
2010 | 27 | 48 | 45 | 29 | {{n/a}} | {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | — | {{n/a}} |
2011 | 28 | 17 | 20 | 33 | 4 | — | 11 | {{n/a}} |
2012 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 12 | {{n/a}} |
2013 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 49 | 10 | {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | 23 | {{n/a}} |
2014 | 31 | 43 | 32 | 42 | 27 | {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | 30 | {{n/a}} |
2015 | 32 | 8 | 6 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 20 | 7 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
2016 | 33 | 22 | 18 | 64 | 13 | {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | {{n/a}} | 19 |
2017 | 34 | 18 | 12 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | 15 | 9 | {{n/a}} |
2018 | 35 | 43 | 22 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | — | {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | — | {{n/a}} |
==Individual podiums==
3 podiums – (3 {{Abbr|WC|World Cup}})
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align=center|1 | rowspan=1 align=center| 2010–11 | align=right| 28 November 2010 | align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Pursuit F | World Cup | 2nd |
align=center|2 | rowspan=1 align=center| 2012–13 | align=right| 2 February 2013 | align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Sochi, Russia | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 3rd |
align=center|3 | rowspan=1 align=center| 2014–15 | align=right| 20 December 2014 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
==Team podiums==
- 2 podiums – (1 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}}, 1 {{Abbr|TS|Team Sprint}})
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align=center|1 | rowspan=1 align=center| 2008–09 | align=right| 18 January 2009 | align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Whistler, Canada | 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Böhler |
align=center|2 | rowspan=1 align=center| 2009–10 | align=right| 7 March 2010 | align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Zeller / Gössner / Sachenbacher-Stehle |
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{FIS cross-country skier|id=17002}}
- {{Olympics.com profile}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{DOSB profile}}
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