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Albania at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Albania at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Albania.svg
Flag of Albania
IOC code ALB
NOC Albanian National Olympic Committee
Website nocalbania.org.al  (in Albanian)
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors1 (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)

Albania sent a delegation, comprising a single male alpine skier, to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, which was held from 4 to 20 February 2022. Denni Xhepa participated in men's slalom and men's giant slalom. He ranked 28 in the slalom and did not finish the giant slalom.

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As Albania's only athlete, Xhepa was also the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. A volunteer served as the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.

Background

Albania first entered Olympic competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. [6] The country did not make its second appearance until 20 years later, in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and as of 2024 has competed in every subsequent Summer Olympics. [6] Albania made its Winter Olympics debut in the 2006 Winter Olympics, and, as of 2026, has participated in every Winter Olympics since. [6] [7]

The delegation sent to Beijing to join the 2022 Olympics, held from 4 to 20 February, [8] [9] consisted of a single athlete, alpine skier Denni Xhepa. [10] The chef de mission was Kliton Muca, who was also part of the delegation to Beijing in 2008 Summer Olympics. [11] Xhepa was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony; [1] [2] [3] 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.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 101
Total101 [12] [13]

Alpine skiing

Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre, where the alpine skiing events were held. Alpine finishing area Yanqing Mountain 1 of 3.jpg
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre, where the alpine skiing events were held.

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Albania qualified one male alpine skier using the basic quota. [14] Fidel Ylli, president of the Albanian National Olympic Committee stated that Xhepa was chosen to represent Albania because he was the "best". [15] Ylli added that Albania would have also been able to bring a woman to the Olympic games, but that the athlete in question had an accident while training in Italy. [15]

Xhepa is an Italian-born skier of Albanian origin. [2] He was 18 years old at the time of the Olympics, [12] [16] and making his Olympics debut. [16] In an interview, Xhepa described his participation by saying that "It feels like a dream. It's just so surreal." [17] He added that "There's no other experience like carrying the flag in the opening ceremony and representing your country in front of the world. This is truly an honor." [17]

On 13 February, Xhepa took part in the men's giant slalom, competing among 87 athletes from 60 countries. [18] There were two runs, and the total time determined the placement. [18] He did not finish (DNF) the first run, and was therefore eliminated. [18] The gold was won by Marco Odermatt from Switzerland, the silver by Žan Kranjec from Slovenia, and the bronze by Mathieu Faivre from France. [18]

On 16 February, Xhepa took part in the men's slalom, again competing among 87 athletes from 60 countries. [19] As with the previous event, there were two runs, with the total time determining the placement. [19] Xhepa finished the runs with a total time of 1 minute and 53.28 seconds, placing him 28th among 45 athletes who finished both runs. [19] [20] The gold was won by Clément Noël from France, the silver by Johannes Strolz from Austria, and the bronze by Sebastian Foss Solevaag from Norway. [19]

In the following Winter Olympics, held in 2026, Xhepa again represented Albania in alpine skiing events. [21]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Denni Xhepa Men's slalom 58.323454.96291:53.2828
Men's giant slalom DNFDid not advance

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. 1 2 "Olympedia – Flagbearers for 2022 Winter Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Olympedia – Flagbearers for 2022 Winter Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Albania". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Olympedia – Albania (ALB)". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  8. ↑ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list" . The Independent . London, United Kingdom. 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Olympedia – Albania at the 2022 Winter Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Albania's only Olympian at Beijing 2022 on his childhood, ambition and newfound fame". peoplesdaily.pdnews.cn. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  12. 1 2 "Denni Xhepa represents Albania at the Beijing Winter Olympics". Oculus News. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Beijing Winter Olympics to be very successful: Albanian official". Xinhua . 18 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. 1 2 "Winter Olympics, head of the NAC: Albania will be represented by an 18-year-old, he grew up and trained in the Italian Alps. We may soon have a ski slope in the country" . Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  16. 1 2 "Olympedia – Denni Xhepa". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  17. 1 2 "Albania's only Olympian at Beijing 2022 on his childhood, ambition and newfound fame". People's Daily. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Olympedia – Giant Slalom, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Olympedia – Slalom, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  20. ↑ Times, Tirana (2022-02-16). "Albania's sole athlete at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics ends competition in 28th out of 88 places - Tirana Times" . Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  21. ↑ "The story of Denni Xhepa, the flag bearer of Albania in Milan-Cortina: 30 years ago, his father came to Italy on a ship". Vox News. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
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