Denni Xhepa

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Denni Xhepa
Personal information
NationalityAlbanian
Born (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 22)
Italy
Sport
CountryAlbania
Sport Alpine Skiing

Denni Xhepa (born 6 May 2003) is an Alpine skiier. Born in Italy, he competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics, representing Albania and will compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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Career

On 13 February, Xhepa made his Olympic debut in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics where he represented Albania and was the flag bearer of the opening ceremony in the 2022 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations. [1] [2] [3] He took part in the men's giant slalom but didn't finish the first run so he was eliminated. [4] On 16 February, Xhepa took part in the men's slalom, Xhepa finished two runs with a total time of 1 minute and 53.28 seconds, placing him 28th among 45 athletes who finished both runs. [5]

He made his FIS Alpine World Ski Championships debut in 2023 competing in the Giant slalom and the slalom. Two years later he participated in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2025 and he competed in the Giant slalom, Slalom and the Super-G.

Xhepa is set to compete in the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. [6]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Denni Xhepa represents Albania at the Beijing Winter Olympics". Oculus News. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Denni Xhepa represents Albania at the Beijing Winter Olympics". Oculus News. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Olympedia – Giant Slalom, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Times, Tirana (16 February 2022). "Albania's sole athlete at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics ends competition in 28th out of 88 places - Tirana Times" . Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Lara Kolturi adds 2 quotas to Albania at the Winter Olympics, the red and blacks will be represented with 4 athletes". pamfieti.net. 24 December 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
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