Nicole Fedele until the age of twenty years old she lived with her family in Ovaro, a small town located in the north, near Tolmezzo and in September 2004 she moved to Gemona del Friuli where she still resides. Unlike many other riders with whom she has had the opportunity to compete with, she has never shown any attraction or tendency for flight during her childhood; She approached to the glider during her adolescence for a mere curiosity, a mere casualness.

Nicole’s Story with the para-glider was a stroke of lightning, something beyond words, it was as if, suddenly, in front of her had opened a new horizon, full of charm. Then she could not even begin to imagine that this “meeting” would change her life forever. Soon she came into contact with some local riders, and a few months later she was able to realized her desire to fly. On 13 of October 2003, she had her first flight in June 2004, she achieved the certificate VDS at the flight school “Adventure” and for the first few years she practiced paragliding activities in her free time because the University was absorbing much of her energy. The year of 2007 can be considered a key year in her training: after a bad accident she has gone through a period of serious internal crisis that has forever changed her approach to the flight. Although the road of her recovery was long and winding, but she came out victorious and determined more than ever to take a personal revenge. Without any coincidence the next year was the year of change, the year in which she began to devote herself to distance flights with a strong and growing determination. In a few years she has achieved excellent results, both in Italian and International level, thanks to several world records that have been established and that have been recognized by the FAI

In the Spring of 2011 she has also achieved the license for the tandem-fights in the flight school “Volandia” and actually she works as an assistant instructor and as a tandem pilot in the Blue Phoenix school.

2007


_ 2nd place for female at the XContest Italy 2007


2008

_ 1st place for female at the XContest Italy 2008

2009

_ 1st place for female at the XContest Italy 2009


_1st place for female at the XContest the 2009 World


_1st overall junior place at the XContest 2009 Italy

_11th overall place at the XContest Italy 2009


_10th overall place at the OLC Slovenia 2009

_1st place for female at the Paragliding Winter Cup


_3rd place for female and 36th overall place at the Slovenian Open (Pre-PWC) 2009

2010

1st place for female at the XContest Italy 2010


_3rd overall junior place at the XContest 2010 Italy


_6th overall place at the OLC Slovenia 2010


_1st place for female at the Paragliding Winter Cup

_24 May 2010: European and world speed record of 100 km route roundtrip-> 27.3 km / h

_1 July 2010: European and world speed record of 50 km FAI triangle -> 22.3 km / h
_November 5, 2010: world distance record on three points -> 255.7 km


2011

_3rd place at Women’s British Open (Kobarid, Slovenia)


_3rd place for female at German Open (Lenggries, Germany)

_1st place for female and 17th place overall Red Rock Nationals (Richfield, Utah – USA)

_1st place and 14th place female at Serbia Open 2011 Pre-PWC (Kopaonik, Serbia)


_2nd place female and 35th overall place at Krusevo Open 2011 (Krusevo, Macedonia)


_2nd place female and 38th overall place at Pre-Europeans (Saint-André-les-Alpes, France)
_3rd overall place at the OLC Slovenia 2011


_1st place female at XContest Italy 2011


_15th overall place at XContest Italy 2011


_2nd overall junior place at XContest 2011 Italy


_1st place for female at World XContest 2011


_March 30, 2011: European and world record of a speed of 25 km FAI triangle -> 28.66 km / h


_6 May 2011: European and world record path of return -> 204.3 km


_6 May 2011: European and world record of speed on a 200 km path round trip -> 26.14 km / h

2012

_1st place for women at the XIIth European Championships Paragliding – St. Andre les Alpes (France)


_1st place for women at the XContest Italy 2012


_19th overall place at XContest Italy 2012
_2nd overall place in the junior category at the 10th contest 2012 Italy


_1st place for female – 12th EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FAI 2012 (Saint-André-les-Alpes, France)

_11th place at the OLC in Slovenia


_1st place for female and 21st overall place at the Italian Championships 2012 (Bassano, Italy)


_1st place for female and 14th overall place at the trophy of the 100 Lakes 2012 (Monte Caio, Emilia)


_1st place for female and 14th overall place at Aioleia 2012 XC OPEN, Pre-PWC (Drama, Greece)


_1st place for female and 19th overall place at the British Paragliding Championship 2012 (Meduno, Italy)
_2nd place for female and 29 th overall place at the Int. Bavarian Open 2012 (Lenggries, Germany)

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Woman Award F.I.D.A.P.A. 2012