| Albania at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ALB |
| NOC | Albanian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | nocalbania |
| in Sochi, Russia 7–23 February 2014 | |
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearers | Erjon Tola (opening) [1] [2] Suela Mëhilli (closing) [3] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Albania competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consisted of two athletes competing in alpine skiing and for the first time a female athlete. [4]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Albania had two athletes in qualification position. [5] Erjon Tola was scheduled to compete in his third consecutive games, but had to withdraw because he broke his arm in training. [6]
On February 18, Suela Mëhilli finished the giant slalom race in 60th position (out of 74 competitors who finished). [7] She did not finish the slalom race after starting the first run. [8]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Erjon Tola [4] | Men's giant slalom | DNS | |||||
| Men's slalom | DNS | ||||||
| Suela Mëhilli [4] | Women's giant slalom | 1:33.55 | 65 | 1:34.36 | 60 | 3:07.91 | 60 |
| Women's slalom | DSQ | ||||||
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