Albin Tahiri: I feel less nervous being the first one than being the only one
Kosovo’s first Winter Olympian talks about the weight of expectations, a solo struggle to qualify and the role of sport in Kosovo’s fight for recognition.
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"We have a lot of successful sportsmen and women, stars, abroad so I think the people of Kosovo appreciate everyone who came back and can help in a different kind of way."
"When you are alone in it by yourself it’s really difficult. I was traveling in my own car, preparing my own skis and I was actually doing the job of two or three people."
"Just by knowing me they know that we also ski here, otherwise they wouldn’t know that we even exist."
Jorgen Samso
Jorgen Samso is a Belgrade-based Danish multimedia journalist covering the Balkans for a range of Danish, regional, European and international outlets, including Politico Europe and Foreign Policy. He holds an M.A. in Journalism and International Politics from Columbia University in New York and a fellowship from The Brown Institute for Media Innovation.
This story was originally written in English.