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Born | May 10, 1999 25) Vilnius, Lithuania [1] | (age
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Andrej Drukarov (born 10 May 1999) is a Lithuanian alpine skier. [2]
In 2016 he competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. In 2018 Drukarov was selected to represent Lithuania in 2018 Winter Olympic Games. [3] During Olympics Andrej finished 59th in giant slalom and 41st in men's slalom.
In 2017 Drukarov achieved a Lithuanian national record in slalom by reaching 45.64 FIS points. [4] In 2019 Drukarov broken national record again with 23.24 FIS points in Giant Slalom. In 2021 skier broken this record again with 20.43. [5]
Andrej Drukarov represented Lithuania at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, where he finished 23rd in giant slalom. It is the best ever result for any Lithuanian alpine skier in world championships. [6]
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