Lithuania_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics
Lithuania at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Lithuania competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with five competitors in three sports.
Quick Facts Lithuania at the 2018 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| Lithuania at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | LTU |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Lithuania |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 9 (5 men and 4 women) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Tomas Kaukėnas[1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1956–1988) | |
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On January 19, 2018, biathlete Tomas Kaukėnas was named as the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[2]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
More information Sport, Men ...
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 9 |
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Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Lithuania qualified at least two quotas for alpine skiing[3]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrej Drukarov | Men's giant slalom | 1:19.98 | 68 | 1:18.21 | 57 | 2:38.19 | 59 |
| Men's slalom | 59.40 | 47 | 1:07.77 | 42 | 2:07.17 | 41 | |
| Ieva Januškevičiūtė | Women's giant slalom | 1:26.38 | 62 | 1:20.64 | 53 | 2:47.02 | 54 |
| Women's slalom | 57.30 | 47 | 57.25 | 43 | 1:54.55 | 43 | |
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Main articles: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Lithuania qualified 2 men and 2 women.[4][5]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Kaukėnas | Men's sprint | 24:23.5 | 1 (0+1) | 17 |
| Men's pursuit | 34:31.8 | 2 (0+0+1+1) | 13 | |
| Men's individual | 55:38.4 | 6 (0+2+1+3) | 78 | |
| Men's mass start | 38:58.0 | 5 (2+0+2+1) | 30 | |
| Vytautas Strolia | Men's sprint | 25:32.4 | 2 (1+1) | 49 |
| Men's pursuit | 37:47.3 | 4 (1+0+2+1) | 43 | |
| Men's individual | 56:27.0 | 6 (0+2+1+3) | 82 | |
| Natalija Kočergina | Women's sprint | 25:16.2 | 5 (1+4) | 80 |
| Women's individual | 45:09.1 | 1 (0+0+1+0) | 30 | |
| Diana Rasimovičiūtė | Women's sprint | 24:00.8 | 1 (1+0) | 65 |
| Women's individual | 49:53.3 | 5 (1+2+0+2) | 75 | |
| Natalija Kočergina Diana Rasimovičiūtė Tomas Kaukėnas Vytautas Strolia |
Mixed team relay | LAP | 8 (4+4) | 19 |
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Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Lithuania qualified three cross-country skiers.
- Distance
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Mantas Strolia | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | 40:31.4 | +6:47.5 | 94 | |||
| Men's 30 km skiathlon | 47:04.4 | 65 | LAP | |||||
| Men's 50 km classical | — | LAP | ||||||
| Modestas Vaičiulis | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | 40:53.0 | +7:09.1 | 96 | |||
| Marija Kaznačenko | Women's 10 km freestyle | — | 30:44.2 | +5:43.7 | 73 | |||
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- Sprint
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mantas Strolia | Men's sprint | 3:31.11 | 64 | Did not advance | |||||
| Modestas Vaičiulis | 3:21.10 | 44 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Mantas Strolia Modestas Vaičiulis |
Men's team sprint | — | 17:41.73 | 12 | DNA | 24 | |||
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- "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- "Pjongčango olimpines žiemos žaidynes vyks 9 Lietuvos sportininkai" [9 Lithuanian athletes will be in Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games]. www.delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "Men's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- "Women's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.