Andrej Drukarov

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Andrej Drukarov
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Andrej Drukarov at 2021 World Championships
Personal information
BornMay 10, 1999 (1999-05-10) (age 25)
Vilnius, Lithuania [1]
Medal record
Winter Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Lake Placid Combined

Andrej Drukarov (born 10 May 1999) is a Lithuanian alpine skier. He had represented the country at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. He also served as the flag-bearer during the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony. He won a silver medal in the 2023 Winter World University Games held in Lake Placid. He had also represented Lithuania at three FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.

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Early life

Andrej Drukarov was born on 10 May 1999 at the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. [2] He started competing in the alpine skiing events in the junior category in 2015. [3]

Career

In 2016, he competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. He represented the nation in all four of the individual events, and recorded finishes in two of those events. [4] In February 2017, he participated in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 held at St.Moritz. He finished 43rd amongst the 185 participants in the giant slalom event. [5] He achieved a top three finish in the slalom event at the Junior Championships at Pila in Italy in December 2017. [6] In 2017, he se a Lithuanian national record in slalom by reaching 45.64 FIS points. [7]

In 2018, Drukarov was selected to represent Lithuania in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. [8] [9] In the Olympics, he finished 41st in the slalom and 59th in giant slalom events. [4] He also served as the flag-bearer during the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony. [4] In 2019, Drukarov broke the national record with 23.24 FIS points in the giant slalom category, which he bettered again in 2021. [10] He represented Lithuania at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019 in Are, where he competed in three individual events. [3] He won the gold medal in the giant slalom event in the junior championships held in Alleghe in December 2019. [11]

Drukarov won gold medals in the two FIS skiing championships in January 2021 in the giant slalom event. [3] He participated in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, where he finished 23rd in the giant slalom event. It is the best ever result for any Lithuanian alpine skier in world championships. [12] In February 2022, he participated in his second consecutive Winter Olympics. However, he did not record a finish in both the events he participated. [4] He won a silver medal in the alpine combined event at the 2023 Winter World University Games held in Lake Placid. [3] [13] He participated in his third FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 2023 held in France. However, he failed to register a finish in the event. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Andrej Drukarov". Beijing 2022 Olympics . Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Andrej Drukarov". TNT Sports. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "FIS profile". International Ski and Snowboard Federation . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Andrej Drukarov". Olympedia . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Alpine World Ski Championships 2017, giant slalom". International Ski and Snowboard Federation . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Junior Ski Championships Pila 2017, slalom". International Ski and Snowboard Federation . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Naujas rekordas slalomo rungtyje!". Insaski. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Patvirtinta olimpinė Lietuvos slidininkų rinktinė". Delfi. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Andrej Drukarov". Olympics.com . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Andrejus Drukarovas triumfavo atvirajame Lietuvos kalnų slidinėjimo čempionate Italijoje". Sportas. Retrieved 1 June 2022.}
  11. ↑ "Alpine junior Championships 2019 Allaghe, giant slalom". International Ski and Snowboard Federation . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Pasaulio čempionate – geriausias Lietuvos kalnų slidinėjimo istorijoje rezultatas". Delfi. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "Alpine combined, 2023 Winter World University Games". International Ski and Snowboard Federation . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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