Albania at the 2026 Winter Olympics
| Albania at the 2026 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | ALB |
| NOC | Albanian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | nocalbania |
| in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 – 22 February 2026 | |
| Competitors | 4 (1 man and 3 women) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Denni Xhepa & Lara Colturi |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Volunteer |
| Medals |
|
| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Albania competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026. It was the nation's sixth appearance at the Winter Olympics, with its first debut at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Alpine skiers Denni Xhepa and Lara Colturi were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[1][2] Meanwhile, a volunteer was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[3][4]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Alpine skiing
Albania qualified one male and three female alpine skiers.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Denni Xhepa | Men's giant slalom | 1:20.57 | 36 | 1:15.34 | 34 | 2:35.91 | 34 |
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Men's super-G | N/a | 1:31.34 | 34 | ||||
| Lisa Brunga | Women's slalom | DSQ | |||||
| Lara Colturi | Women's giant slalom | 1:03.97 | 4 | 1:10.85 | 25 | 2:14.82 | 16 |
| Women's slalom | 48.39 | 7 | 53.39 | 23 | 1:41.78 | 10 | |
| Semire Dauti | Women's giant slalom | 1:10.95 | 50 | 1:17.17 | 44 | 2:28.12 | 44 |
| Women's slalom | DNF | ||||||
References
- ^ "Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony: All Flagbearers, all nations - complete list". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ Roche, Calum (6 February 2026). "2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony: order and flag bearers by country". Diario AS. Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ "Milano Cortina 2026 Closing Ceremony: full list of flagbearers for every nation". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ Moore, Casey L.; Bowers, Rachel G (22 February 2026). "Olympics closing ceremony highlights: Milano Cortina Games wrap up in style". USA Today. New York City, New York, USA. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.