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]
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