TIRANA, February 18 /ATA/ Lara Colturi secured a 10th-place finish in the women’s slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics, bringing a close to Albania’s historic bid for a first-ever Winter Games medal.
The 19-year-old reached a time of 53.39 seconds in Run 2, while after two runs she recorded a total time of 1:41.78, which ranked her 2.68 seconds behind the gold medal won by Mikaela Shiffrin.
Colturi’s time was equal to that of the French skier in this discipline.
Three other Albanian athletes, Denni Xhepa, Lisa Brunga and Semire Dauti, have also competed at Milano-Cortina 2026. /gj.m/r.e/a.f/p.s./
