Cross-Country Skiing
Nadine Fähndrich
- Sprint
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Hometown
- Lucerne, Switzerland
- Born
- 16 October 1995
- Turned pro
- 2015
- Primary discipline
- Sprint
About Nadine Fähndrich
Swiss cross-country skier (Skiclub Horw) from Lucerne, a sprint specialist who made her World Cup debut in December 2015 and took her first individual win in the freestyle sprint at Dresden in December 2020. Across eleven World Cup seasons she amassed seven World Cup victories (including team events) and 27 podiums, and finished as high as 2nd (2021, 2023) in the season sprint discipline standings. Won Olympic team sprint silver alongside Nadja Kälin at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Games, and announced on 4 March 2026 that she would retire at the end of the 2025-26 season, with the Swiss Championships at Les Diablerets serving as her competitive farewell.
FIS's biography already lists her status as 'Retired' following her March 2026 announcement.
Sponsors: Salomon (skis, boots); Kv+ (race poles) - per FIS's official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated equipment field).
Setup
3 items
Skis
Salomon Cross-country
Confirmed via FIS's official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Skis: Salomon'). Reusing existing DB Salomon cross-country race ski family entry.
Salomon's race-stock cross-country ski line (brand-level; exact model not specified by federation)
Boots
Salomon Cross-country
Confirmed via FIS's official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Boots: Salomon'). Reusing existing DB Salomon cross-country race boot family entry.
Salomon's race-stock cross-country boot line (brand-level; exact model not specified by federation)
Poles
Kv+ Cross-country
Confirmed via FIS's official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Poles: Kv+'). Reusing existing DB Kv+ Nordic race pole family entry.
Kv+ race-stock cross-country pole line; exact model not specified.
Setup verified 13 July 2026