Albania at the 2022 Winter Olympics explained
Albania competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1] [2]
Albania's team consisted of one male alpine skier.[3] [4] As Albania's only athlete, Denni Xhepa was also the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[5] [6] Xhepa was accompanied by six officials and coaches.[7] A volunteer served as the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[8]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors who participated at the Games per sport/discipline.
| width=130 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
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| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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Alpine skiing
See main article: article, 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.[9] Denni Xhepa, an Italian born skier of Albanian origin, represented the country.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total |
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
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| align=left rowspan=2 | Denni Xhepa | | 58.32 | 34 | 54.96 | 29 | 1:53.28 | 28 |
| | Did not advance | |
Notes and References
- Web site: NOCs List Beijing 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. 26 January 2022. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127022631/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/listed-nocs.htm. dead.
- News: 4 February 2022. Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list. https://web.archive.org/web/20220201154430/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/countries-participating-winter-olympics-2022-b2005167.html . 2022-02-01 . limited . live. The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 16 February 2022.
- News: 17 January 2022. Denni Xhepa represents Albania at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Oculus News. 17 January 2022.
- News: 18 January 2022. Beijing Winter Olympics to be very successful: Albanian official. Xinhua. 24 January 2022.
- Web site: Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers. 4 February 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022.
- News: 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. Italian. Albania News. 26 January 2022.
- News: 25 January 2022. Albanian national flag delivered to athlete for Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Xinhua. 2 January 2022.
- Web site: Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers. 20 February 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022.
- Web site: ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022. 26 January 2021. www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 26 January 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182408/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/al/2022. dead.
