Nicole Fessel


Nicole Fessel is a German former cross-country skier who competed between 2000 and 2018. Her best World Cup finish was second twice. 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.
She announced her retirement from cross-country skiing in September 2019.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

3 podiums –
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2010–11 28 November 2010 Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Pursuit FWorld Cup2nd
2 2012–13 2 February 2013 Sochi, Russia7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup3rd
3 2014–15 20 December 2014 Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 2008–09 18 January 2009 Whistler, Canada6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndBöhler
2 2009–10 7 March 2010 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndZeller / Gössner / Sachenbacher-Stehle