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 Ernst Spiess [de] and Erika Mahringer.

[3] During her career she has achieved 17 results among the top 10 (4 podiums) in the World Cup.

In 2017, after the Weinstein scandal, she talked about the sexual abuse suffered by members of the Austrian Alpine Ski Team in the 1970s.

[4] Spiess has won one national championships at individual senior level.