title: Albin Tahiri
text: # Albin Tahiri
  
  Albin Tahiri (born 15 February 1989) is a Kosovo Albanian World Cup alpine ski racer. He represented the Kosovo Olympic Committee for the first time in Winter Olympic Games in February 2018. Tahiri is a dentist by profession and he trained in Slovenia, Austria and Italy.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Tahiri was born in SR Slovenia from Kosovo Albanian father and Slovenian mother.
  
  ## Career
  
  He started skiing at the age of 7 in Slovenia. In June 2009, he changed his nationality and has since been competing in Kosovo. He was the first athlete to represent Kosovo at the Winter Olympics. He was the Kosovo's flag bearer during the Parade of Nations of the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang.
  
  ### World Cup results
  
  **Results per discipline**
  
  | Discipline | WC starts | WC Top 30 | WC Top 15 | WC Top 5 | WC Podium | Best result | Best result | Best result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Discipline | WC starts | WC Top 30 | WC Top 15 | WC Top 5 | WC Podium | Date | Location | Place |
  | Slalom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 March 2019 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | 54th |
  | Giant slalom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 March 2018 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | 44th |
  | Super-G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
  | Downhill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 January 2018 | Wengen, Switzerland | 55th |
  | Combined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 January 2018 | Wengen, Switzerland | 43rd |
  | Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
  
  * Standings through 8 February 2021
  
  ### World Championship results
  
  | Year |
  | - |
  | Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
  | 2017 | 28 | 51 | DNF1 | 49 | 51 | 45 |
  | 2019 | 30 | 61 | 51 | 45 | 55 | DNF2 |
  | 2021 | 32 | 32 | 37 | — | — | — |
  
  ### Olympic results
  
  | Year |
  | - |
  | Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
  | 2018 | 29 | 39 | 56 | 47 | 50 | 37 |
  | 2022 | 32 | | 30 | — | 35 | 15 |
  