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Nicole FESSEL

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Nickname : Nieeeeeecol
Gender : Female
Born : 19 March 1983
Function in the team : Athlete
Hometown : Annweiler am Triefels
Country : GER
Relationship Status : Single
Zodiac sign : Pisces

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Classical Sprint victory in Oberhof for Fessel and Wenzl

German performance tests kick off in Oberhof. Photo: NordicFocus
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First central performance tests for German skiers to take place in Oberhof

Skiing, running and rollersking on the program of the first central tests of the season. Photo:...
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Quotes after the first stage: "We are satisfied and can look forward"

The Germans focus on the coming 8 stages. Photo: NordicFocus
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Nicole Fessel will not compete in Tour de Ski

The German team looks forward to compete on home soil during Tour de Ski, but will have to manage...
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Nicole Fessel to lead the German squad on home soil in Düsseldorf

World Cup comes to Germany. Photo: NordicFocus
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Already in an age of 7-years, Fessel started her career as a Cross-Country skier.. She competed at the FIS Nordic Junior World Championships four times from 2002 till 2003...in 2002 she stepped onto the first podium with finishing second in the final sprint heat...in 2003 her biggest success with the Junior World Champion title in sprint followed...Fessel made her World Cup debut in 2002 competing in the sprint in Düsseldorf. In 2005 her first World Championships was on the program in her home region in Oberstdorf/Allgäu...At the Olympic Games, Fessel just edged out of the Sprint finals by taking the 31st spot...In 2007, she made her first individual top ten place in the World Cup by finishing 9th in Rybinsk in sprint...in 2007 and 2009 she took 15th rank in sprint at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo and Liberec whilst in 2010 at the Olympics, Fessel made her best rank as 17th in sprint... last year was her best season so far...Fessel impressed with strong performances in sprint as well as in distance races.....Starting the season finishing 9th in Gällivare over 10 km and took the 4th place in the mini Tour at Ruka a week after...After the eigth place in Davos, the lady from the Allgäu region got sick and couldn’t take part in the Tour de Ski...Just before the World Championships Fessel came back into the World Cup circus and made excellent performances in Oslo at the seaosn highligh..three 7th places (team sprint, skiathlon and 30 km) as well as a 5th rank in the relay...she concluded the season in Falun as 17th in the overall World Cup ranking.

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... Fessel is part of the German customs ski team and is educated as office management assistant

...she likes reading, climbing and shopping

...has a brother (Tobias) and two sisters (Verena and Theresia), her family is completed by her parents Elisabeth and Udo as well as the cat Felix

... „I am very glad about my performances at the Worlds in Oslo,“ stated Fessel after her last race there, „The results give me a lot of power for the future and I hope I can continue to fix my spot in the top ten.“

	SKIS		Rossignol
	BOOTS		Alpina

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	EDUCATION		O-level
	OCCUPATION		custom guard
	FAMILY		One brother, two sisters
	WHAT ARE YOUR FAMILY DETAILS?		The name of my brother is Tobias, my sisters` names are verena and theresia. My Parents are Elisabeth and Udo. Our cat is called Felix.
	WHAT LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK?		German, English
	MY WEB PAGE		www.nicolefessel.de
	THREE BOOKS YOU MUST READ		Schussfahrt, Funkensonntag, Kuhhandel Allgäu Krimis of Nicola Förg
	THREE MOVIES YOU MUST WATCH		Keinohrhasen, Australia


OLYMPIC GAMES	22nd	PUR	WHISTLER OLYMPIC PARK 2010
OLYMPIC GAMES	17th	SP	WHISTLER OLYMPIC PARK 2010
OLYMPIC GAMES	48th	30K	PRAGELATO PLAN 2006
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP	5th	30K	VAL DI FIEMME 2013
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP	25th	10K	VAL DI FIEMME 2013
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP	22nd	SKT	VAL DI FIEMME 2013
WORLD CUP	23rd	30K	FALUN 2013
WORLD CUP	10th	30K	OSLO 2013
WORLD CUP	21st	SP	DRAMMEN 2013
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP	1st	SP	SOLLEFTEA 2003
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP	9th	SP	SOLLEFTEA 2003
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP	13rd	5K	SOLLEFTEA 2003

Date		Place	Nation	Position	Point

24-03-2013	30k	Falun	SWE	23	8.00
17-03-2013	30k	Oslo	NOR	10	26.00
13-03-2013	SP	Drammen	NOR	21	10.00
10-03-2013	10k	Lahti	FIN	11	24.00
09-03-2013	SP	Lahti	FIN	56	0.00
02-03-2013	30k	Val di Fiemme	ITA	5	45.00
26-02-2013	10k	Val di Fiemme	ITA	25	6.00
23-02-2013	Skt	Val di Fiemme	ITA	22	9.00
21-02-2013	SP	Val di Fiemme	ITA	12	22.00
02-02-2013	Skt	Sochi	RUS	3	60.00
01-02-2013	SP	Sochi	RUS	20	11.00
19-01-2013	10k	La Clusaz	FRA	33	0.00
12-01-2013	SP	Liberec	CZE	33	0.00
02-12-2012	15k	Kuusamo	FIN	10	26.00
24-11-2012	10k	Gaellivare	SWE	22	9.00
18-03-2012	30k	Falun	SWE	12	22.00
11-03-2012	30k	Oslo	NOR	7	36.00
07-03-2012	SP	Drammen	NOR	10	26.00
04-03-2012	SP	Lahti	FIN	12	22.00
03-03-2012	Skt	Lahti	FIN	16	15.00


	HOW AND WHEN DID YOU BEGIN CROSS-COUNTRY?		I began in seven years, my parents put me on little skis.
	HAVE YOU HAD TO OVERCOME ANY SERIOUS INJURIES?		No serious injuries, but some very deep, tired valleys☺!!
	WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL TRAINING REGIMEN?		? In this Olympic Winter season we put the focus on my best discipline, the sprint. So the training gets a little shorter, but at the same time much more faster.
	COACHES IN PAST AND PRESENT		At the German training camps I train with Janko Neuber, at home my coach is Stefan Dotzler, from the custom ski team (my employer).
	WHAT DO THE OLYMPICS MEAN TO YOU AND WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WANTED TO BE AN OLYMPIAN?		For me it´s a dream and I wanted to get there when I was a little child.
	WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST		The victory of the world championships in Sollefta


	WHO WERE/ARE YOUR HEROES/ROLE MODELS?		Usain Bolt!!!
	FAVORITE TRAINING AREA		Allgäu, Gunzesried
	FAVORITE COMPETITION		Sprint in Düsseldorf
	THREE GOALS TO ACHIEVE		Stay happy, healthy and get more successful!
	THREE REACHED GOALS		My own flat in Sonthofen; To be with the German National Team; To be World Champion in the Juniors
	THREE THINGS WHICH WENT TERRIBLY WRONG		To much training without coming home. These annoying photos on the Austrian autobahn. My start at the WM Oberstdorf, my hometown, I had cramps!!
	OVERVIEW OF YOUR CAREER, YEAR BY YEAR		2002 JWM Schonach Sprint 2. 2003 JWM Solleftea Sprint 1. 2006 U23 Kranj Sprint 3. , Olympiateilnahme 2006 Turin, Düsseldorf 2008 Sprint Platz 8, WM Liberec Platz 16, WC Whistler 2009 Teamsprint Platz 2
	I WANT YOU TO KNOW		Enjoy the games and cross your fingers!


	BEER VS. WINE		Wine
	VEGGIES VS. MEAT		Meat
	FERRARI VS. PORSHE		Ferrari
	COFFEE VS. TEA		Coffee
	CLASSIC VS. SKATING		Skating
	SEA VS. MOUNTAINS		Mountains