Albania at the 2022 Winter Olympics
| Albania at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | ALB |
| NOC | Albanian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | nocalbania |
| in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
| Competitors | 1 (1 man and 0 women) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Denni Xhepa |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Volunteer |
| Medals |
|
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Denni Xhepa represents Albania at the Beijing Winter Olympics". Oculus News. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Beijing Winter Olympics to be very successful: Albanian official". Xinhua. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Albanian national flag delivered to athlete for Beijing Winter Olympic Games". Xinhua. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "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.