Albania at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Albania at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Albania
IOC code	ALB
NOC	Albanian National Olympic Committee
Website	nocalbania.org.al  (in Albanian)
in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022
Competitors	1 (1 man and 0 women) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)	Denni Xhepa [1] [2] [3]
Flag bearer (closing)	Volunteer [4] [5]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026

Albania sent a delegation to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. ^{[6] [7]} The delegation consisted of one male alpine skier. As Albania's only athlete, Denni Xhepa was also the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony, while A volunteer served as the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. Xhepa participated in men's slalom and men's giant slalom. He ranked 28 in the slalom and did not finish the giant slalom.

Background

Albania first entered Olympic competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. They did not make their second appearance until 20 years later in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and have competed in every Summer Olympics since. They had made their Winter Olympics debut in the 2006 Winter Olympics. ^[8] The delegation sent to Beijing in 2022 consisted of a single athlete, alpine skier Denni Xhepa. ^[9] Xhepa was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony ^{[1] [2] [3]} while a volunteer served as the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. ^{[4] [5]}

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 [10] [11]

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. ^[12] Denni Xhepa, an Italian born skier of Albanian origin, represented the country. ^[2]

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

See also

• Albania at the Olympics

References

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12. "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.