| Albania at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ALB |
| NOC | Albanian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | nocalbania |
| in Lausanne | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Ezio Leonetti |
| Medals |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Albania competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland from 9 to 22 January 2020.
Albania made it Winter Youth Olympics debut. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ezio Leonetti | Super-G | — | 1:00.19 | 48 | |||
| Combined | 1:00.19 | 48 | 40.55 | 35 | 1:40.74 | 35 | |
| Giant slalom | 1:13.85 | 48 | 1:12.01 | 41 | 2:25.86 | 42 | |
| Slalom | 44.23 | 43 | DNF | ||||
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