# 2026 NIKI Awards in Austria

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/2026-niki-awards-in-austria
> Updated: 2026-10-15T18:36:25.000Z. Sources: 13. Developments: 2.

The 2026 NIKI Awards, organized by Sports Media Austria during the Lotterien Sporthilfe-Gala in Vienna, honored various Austrian athletes and teams. 

Individual winners included skeleton Olympian Janine Flock as Sportswoman of the Year and cyclist Felix Gall as the top male athlete. In the category for athletes with disabilities, Veronika Aigner and Johannes Aigner were recognized. Additionally, ski jumper Stephan Embacher was named ‘Newcomer of the Year’ through a public vote.

Football club LASK was named Team of the Year following a season in which they secured a domestic double and their first Champions League qualification. The ceremony also featured a Special Award for football legend Herbert Prohaska and recognized Sasa Kalajdzic for the ‘Emotional Sport Moment of the Year’.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-15: LASK named Team of the Year at 2026 NIKI Awards

Austrian football club LASK has been named Team of the Year at the 2026 NIKI Awards following a season featuring a domestic double and Champions League qualification.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lask-named-team-of-the-year-at-2026-niki-awards

### 2026-10-14: Janine Flock and Felix Gall win Niki Awards in Vienna

At the Niki Awards in Vienna, skeleton Olympian Janine Flock, cyclist Felix Gall, and football club LASK were named Austria’s top athletes and team of the year.

9 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/austrian-athletes-recognized-at-regional-and-national-sports-awards

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