Albania at the 2014 Winter Olympics
| Albania at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | ALB |
| NOC | Albanian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | nocalbania |
| in Sochi, Russia 7–23 February 2014 | |
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearers | Erjon Tola (opening)[1][2] Suela Mëhilli (closing)[3] |
| Medals |
|
| 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
[edit]| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Alpine skiing
[edit]According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 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 18 February, 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
[edit]- ^ "Albanian president hands over national flag to Albania's team in Sochi 2014". Tirana, Albania. Xinhua News Agency. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). 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). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). 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. Archived from the original on 27 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.
External links
[edit]- "Albania at Sochi2014.com (official 2014 Winter Olympics website)". Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
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