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

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

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

  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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