Kiana Kryeziu
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 November 2004 |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom, super-G |
| Club | Prishtina |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2022, 2026) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 2 – (2023, 2025) |
| Medals | 0 |
Kiana Kryeziu (born 11 November 2004) is a Kosovan alpine skier.[1] She competed in the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.[2]
Career
Kryeziu began racing at the age of 10. After good results at FIS races at the end of 2021 and beginning of 2022, she qualified to represent Kosovo at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She became the first female to represent Kosovo at the Winter Olympics.[3] She finished 49th out of 82 competitors in the women's giant slalom.[4] Four years later at the Milano Cortina games, she entered three events but was unable to record a finish in any of them.[5] She was also the flagbearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony.[6]
World Championships results
| Year | |||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined |
Parallel | Team event | |
| 2023 | 18 | DNF1 | DNQ | — | — | — | N/a | — | — |
| 2025 | 20 | DNF1 | DNF1 | — | — | N/a | — | N/a | — |
Olympic results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined | |
| 2022 | 17 | — | 49 | — | — | — | N/a |
| 2026 | 21 | DNF1 | DNF1 | DNF | — | N/a | — |
References
- ^ "KRYEZIU Kiana - Athlete Information". FIS-ski.com.
- ^ "Kiana KRYEZIU - Alpine Skiing". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Olympic dreams come true for Kosovo skier Kiana Kryeziu". AP NEWS. January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Ekipi Olimpik i Kosovës kthehet sonte nga Pekini" (in Albanian). February 18, 2022.
- ^ "Kiana Kryeziu went off the rails in her third Olympic competition". Koha Ditore. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ "Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony: All Flagbearers, all nations - complete list". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
External links
- Kiana Kryeziu at FIS (alpine)
- Kiana Kryeziu at Olympics.com
- Kiana Kryeziu at Olympedia
- Kiana Kryeziu on Instagram