Erjon Tola was born on 15 December 1986, and was 19 at the time of the Turin Olympics. On 18 February, Tola took part in the super-G competition. He finished the single-run race in a time of 1 minute and 44 seconds, which placed him in 56th place. This was last among competitors who managed to finish the race. Gold medal time was 1 minute and 30 seconds. Two days later, he took part in the giant slalom, posting leg times of 1 minute and 30 seconds and 1 minute and 32 seconds, respectively. His combined total time of 3 minute and 2 seconds placed him in 35th place out of 41 competitors who finished both runs; the gold medal time was 2 minutes and 35 seconds. On 25 February, he participated in the slalom, but was unable to finish the race.