| Disciplines: | Speed events |
| Birth Date: | df=yes 29 July 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Innsbruck, Austria |
| Height: | 1973 |
| Wcdebut: | 1981 |
| Worldsteams: | 1 |
| Wcseasons: | 9 |
| Wcpodiums: | 4 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
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 and Erika Mahringer.[3]
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.
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]
| Date | Place | Discipline | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-12-1976 | Downhill | bgcolor=silver | 2 | ||
| 20-12-1976 | Downhill | 3 | |||
| 08-01-1976 | Downhill | 3 | |||
| 07-01-1976 | Downhill | bgcolor=silver | 2 |
Spiess has won one national championships at individual senior level.[5]