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

| seasons =16 – (20032018)

| 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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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  10 km 
 individual 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  15 km 
 skiathlon 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  30 km 
 mass start 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Sprint 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 5 km 
 relay 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Team 
 sprint 

2006224831
2010262217
2014302114Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre freestylebgcolor="cc9966"| Bronze
201834Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre skiathlon10

=World Championships=

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  10 km 
 individual 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  15 km 
 skiathlon 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  30 km 
 mass start 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Sprint 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 5 km 
 relay 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Team 
 sprint 

20052155
20072315
20092515
201127771557
20132925225127
20153146FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 – Women's 30 kilometre classical64
201732162166

=World Cup=

==Season standings==

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;" rowspan="2" | Season 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" | Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="3" |Discipline standings

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="4" |Ski Tour standings

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
Opening

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Tour de
Ski

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|World Cup
Final

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Ski Tour
Canada

20032073{{n/a}}52{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
20042169{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}43{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
20052284{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}61{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
20062353{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}27{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
200724367021{{n/a}}42{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
200825446730{{n/a}}40{{n/a}}
20092652{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}33{{n/a}}{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}{{n/a}}
201027484529{{n/a}}{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}{{n/a}}
201128172033411{{n/a}}
201229171723132512{{n/a}}
20133022194910{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}23{{n/a}}
20143143324227{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}30{{n/a}}
20153286{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}207{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
20163322186413{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}{{n/a}}19
2017341812{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}159{{n/a}}
2018354322{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}{{n/a}}

==Individual podiums==

3 podiums – (3 {{Abbr|WC|World Cup}})

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place

align=center|1rowspan=1 align=center| 2010–11 align=right| 28 November 2010align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Pursuit FWorld Cup2nd
align=center|2rowspan=1 align=center| 2012–13 align=right| 2 February 2013align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Sochi, Russia7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup3rd
align=center|3rowspan=1 align=center| 2014–15 align=right| 20 December 2014align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd

==Team podiums==

  • 2 podiums – (1 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}}, 1 {{Abbr|TS|Team Sprint}})

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Teammate(s)

align=center|1rowspan=1 align=center| 2008–09 align=right| 18 January 2009align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Whistler, Canada6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndBöhler
align=center|2rowspan=1 align=center| 2009–10 align=right| 7 March 2010align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndZeller / Gössner / Sachenbacher-Stehle

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