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.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 bronze)
Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2006 22 — — 48 31 — — 2010 26 — 22 — 17 — — 2014 30 21 14 — Bronze — 2018 34 — — — — 10
World Championships Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 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 — — 6 4 2017 32 16 — 21 — 6 6
World Cup
Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinalSki TourCanada 2003 20 73 52 2004 21 69 43 2005 22 84 61 2006 23 53 27 2007 24 36 70 21 42 2008 25 44 67 30 — 40 2009 26 52 33 — 2010 27 48 45 29 — 2011 28 17 20 33 4 — 11 2012 29 17 17 23 13 25 12 2013 30 22 19 49 10 23 2014 31 43 32 42 27 30 2015 32 8 6 20 7 2016 33 22 18 64 13 19 2017 34 18 12 15 9 2018 35 43 22 — —
Individual podiums 3 podiums – (3 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2010–11 28 November 2010 Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Pursuit F World Cup 2nd2 2012–13 2 February 2013 Sochi, Russia 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd3 2014–15 20 December 2014 Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
Team podiums 2 podiums – (1 , 1 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)1 2008–09 18 January 2009 Whistler, Canada 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Böhler2 2009–10 7 March 2010 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Zeller / Gössner / Sachenbacher-Stehle
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