Albania at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Albania at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Albania
IOC codeALB
NOCAlbanian National Olympic Committee
Websitenocalbania.org.al (in Albanian)
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors1 (1 man and 0 women) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)Denni Xhepa
Flag bearer (closing)Volunteer
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Albania competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

Albania's team consisted of one male alpine skier.[3][4] As Albania's only athlete, Denni Xhepa was also the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[5][6] Xhepa was accompanied by six officials and coaches.[7] A volunteer served as the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[8]

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors who participated at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

Alpine skiing

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Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Albania qualified one male alpine skier.[9] Denni Xhepa, an Italian born skier of Albanian origin, represented the country.[6]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Denni Xhepa Men's slalom 58.32 34 54.96 29 1:53.28 28
Men's giant slalom DNF Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Denni Xhepa represents Albania at the Beijing Winter Olympics". Oculus News. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Beijing Winter Olympics to be very successful: Albanian official". Xinhua. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. ^ a b Lttanzi, Anna (26 January 2022). "Diaspora: Denni Xhepa rappresenterà l'Albania ai Giochi di Pechino" [Diaspora: Denni Xhepa will represent Albania at the Beijing Games]. Albania News (in Italian). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Albanian national flag delivered to athlete for Beijing Winter Olympic Games". Xinhua. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  9. ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 26 January 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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