Albania sent a delegation to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. 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.
| Albania at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
Flag of Albania | |
| IOC code | ALB |
| NOC | Albanian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | nocalbania |
| in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
| Competitors | 1 (1 man and 0 women) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Denni Xhepa |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Volunteer |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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. The delegation sent to Beijing in 2022 consisted of a single athlete, alpine skier Denni Xhepa. Xhepa was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony while a volunteer served as the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
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 |
Alpine skiing
By meeting the basic qualification standards, Albania qualified one male alpine skier. Denni Xhepa, an Italian born skier of Albanian origin, represented the country.
| 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
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