There were noisy scenes before the case opened with the two camps waving banners, chanting and singing.
Young men strode up the main street waving red Albanian flags and banners as they tried to breach the military lines.
An honor guard on horseback waved bright red banners.
More than 14,000 spectators showed up at the slalom race, waving flags and banners.
Motorists drove through the city honking their horns and waving 49er banners.
Video from the city showed protesters waving banners saying, in English, "we want freedom".
There is much to wave banners about at Three Flags.
In one situation, a crowd of protestors, waving fists and holding banners, walks down a city street.
Many fans stood and sung along, waving flags and holding banners.
Both groups shouted at each other and waved banners and placards.