Albania at the 2014 Winter Olympics
| Albania at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | ALB | ||||||||
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Albania | ||||||||
| Website | (Albanian) | ||||||||
| in Sochi | |||||||||
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Erjon Tola (opening)[1][2] Suela Mëhilli (closing)[3] | ||||||||
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
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
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Alpine skiing
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]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Erjon Tola[4] | Men's giant slalom | DNS | |||||
| Men's slalom | DNS | ||||||
| Suela Mëhilli[4] | Women's giant slalom | 1:33.55 | 65 | 1:34.36 | 60 | 3:07.91 | 60 |
| Women's slalom | DSQ | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Albanian president hands over national flag to Albania's team in Sochi 2014". Xinhua. Tirana, Albania. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). www.olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Soçi 2014, Shqipëria përfaqësohet nga Erjon Tola dhe Suela Mëhilli" [Sochi 2014:Albania represented by Erjon Tola and Suela Mëhilli]. Shqiptarja (in Albanian). 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ↑ "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ↑ "Erjon Tola del nga spitali" [Erjon Tola leaves hospital]. sportekspres.com (in Albanian). 19 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ Basu, Anand (18 February 2014). "Olympics-Alpine skiing-Women's giant slalom second run and overall results". Reuters. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ↑ Basu, Anand (21 February 2014). "Olympics-Alpine skiing-Women's slalom first run result". Reuters. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
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