Lithuania participated at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, held between 12 and 27 February 1994. The country's participation in the Games marked its third appearance at the Winter Olympics after its debut in the 1928 Games. The Lithuanian team consisted of six athletes who competed in three sports. Povilas Vanagas served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Lithuania did not win any medal in the Games, and has not won a Winter Olympics medal previously.
The 1994 Winter Olympics was held in Lillehammer, Norway, between 12 and 27 February 1994.[2][3] The Lithuanian delegation consisted of six athletes.[4][5]Povilas Vanagas served as the country's flag-bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony.[6] Lithuania did not win any medal in the Games, and has not won a Winter Olympics medal previously.[1]
Competitors
Lithuania sent a contingent of six athletes including three women who competed in three sports at the Games.[4][5] Lithuania sent the same contingent of six people who represented the nation in the previous Winter Games in 1992.[7]
Biathlon competitions were held at Birkebeineren Skistadion, Lillehammer.[8] The biathlon events consisted of a skiing a specific course multiple times depending on the length of the competition, with intermediate shooting at various positions. For every shot missed, a penalty of one minute is applied in individual events, and the participant is required to ski through a penalty loop in sprint events.[9][10]Gintaras Jasinskas and Kazimiera Strolienė represented the nation in the event.[4] This was a second Olympic appearence for Jasinskas.[11] Strolienė, who made her debut at the previous Games, also represented the country for the second time at the Olympics.[12]
In the men's sprint, Jasinskas was placed ninth after he completed the 10 km course with a time of 29 minutes and 35 seconds.[9] In the subsequent men's individual event, he finished 58th amongst the 70 competitors, almost eight minutes behind the gold medal winner Sergey Tarasov of Russia.[10] In the women's events, Stroliene similarly registered 48th and 62nd place finishes in the 7.5 km sprint and 15 km individual events.[13][14]
Figure skating events were held at OL-Amfi, Hamar.[20]Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas participated in the ice dancing event.[4][5] This was the couple's second Olympic appearance. They have took part in the World and European figure skating championships.[21][22] Drobiazko was born in Moscow in the Soviet Union, and switched allegiance to Lithuania.[23] The couples were ranked in ordinal order individually by the judges. At the end of the competition, the ranks are tallied for each pair, and the final placement was based on the majority placement. The Lithuanian pair was ranked 12th in the competition.[20]
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