Kosovo at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Kosovo at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Kosovo
IOC code	KOS
NOC	Olympic Committee of Kosovo
Website	www.noc-kosovo.org
in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022
Competitors	2 (1 man and 1 woman) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)	Albin Tahiri
Flag bearer (closing)	Volunteer
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
2018 2022
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1924–1992)  Serbia and Montenegro (1998–2006)  Serbia (2010–2014)

Kosovo competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.^[1][2]

Kosovo's team consists of two alpine skiers (one man and one woman). This marks the first time Kosovo has a female competitor on its Winter Olympics team.^[3][4][5] Both skiers were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.^[6] However, because Kryeziu was identified as a close contact of one of the team's coaches infected with SARS-CoV-2 before the opening ceremony, only Tahiri was able to serve as the team's opening ceremony flag bearer.^[7] Meanwhile a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.^[8]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Total	1	1	2

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Kosovo qualified one male and one female alpine skier.^[9][3]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Albin Tahiri	Men's downhill	—				1:52.44	35
	Men's giant slalom	1:13.42	37	1:16.43	29	2:29.85	30
	Men's slalom	1:04.01	44	58.93	36	2:02.94	37
	Men's combined	1:52.44	22	55.85	15	2:48.29	15
Kiana Kryeziu	Women's giant slalom	1:18.78	59	1:23.41	49	2:42.19	49

References

1. "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
2. "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
3. "Kiana Kryeziu and Albin Tahiri will represent Kosovo in LOD Beijing 2022". Kosova Press. Pristina, Kosovo. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
4. Duriqi, Xheva (18 January 2022). "After Kiana Kryeziu, Albin Tahiri will also represent Kosovo in the Olympic Games". www.en.rtv21.tv/. RTV21. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
5. Bajrami, Florent; Semini, Llazar (24 January 2022). "Olympic dreams come true for Kosovo skier Kiana Kryeziu". Associated Press. New York City, New York, U.S. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
6. "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
7. "Albin Tahiri barti i vetëm flamurin në ceremoninë hapëse të LOD Pekini 2022". Komiteti Olimpik i Kosovës (in Albanian). 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
8. "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
9. "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.