Albania at the 2014 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:ALB
Nocname:Albanian National Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2014
Website:  
Date:7–23 February 2014
Location:Sochi, Russia
Competitors:2
Sports:1
Flagbearer:Erjon Tola (opening)[1] [2]
Suela Mëhilli (closing)[3]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:2006

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]

Competitors

width=200Sport !width=60Men !width=60Women !width=60Total
Alpine skiing11 2
Total 11 2

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. 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]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Erjon TolaMen's giant slalom
align=left rowspan=2Suela Mëhilli1:33.55651:34.36603:07.9160

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Notes and References

  1. News: . Albanian president hands over national flag to Albania's team in Sochi 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140219174545/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-01/31/c_133086039.htm . dead . 19 February 2014 . . . 30 January 2014 . 30 January 2014 .
  2. Web site: Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers . . 7 February 2014 . www.olympic.org . . 7 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers. The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. 23 February 2014.
  4. News: 24 January 2014. Soçi 2014, Shqipëria përfaqësohet nga Erjon Tola dhe Suela Mëhilli. sq. Sochi 2014:Albania represented by Erjon Tola and Suela Mëhilli. Shqiptarja. 24 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202190601/http://www.shqiptarja.com/sport/2726/soci-2014-shqiperia-perfaqesohet-nga-erjon-tola-dhe-suela-mehilli-197437.html. 2 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014 . 20 January 2014 . www.fis-ski.com . . 20 January 2014.
  6. Web site: Erjon Tola del nga spitali . sq . Erjon Tola leaves hospital . . 19 February 2014 . sportekspres.com . 22 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227100936/http://sportekspres.com/?p=36080 . 27 February 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  7. News: Basu . Anand . 18 February 2014 . Olympics-Alpine skiing-Women's giant slalom second run and overall results . . 21 February 2014 .
  8. News: Basu . Anand . 21 February 2014 . Olympics-Alpine skiing-Women's slalom first run result. . 21 February 2014 .