Lithuania at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Lithuania at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Lithuania.svg
IOC code LTU
NOC Lithuanian National Olympic Committee
Website www.ltok.lt/en
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors9 (5 men and 4 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer Tomas Kaukėnas [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Lithuania competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with five competitors in three sports.

Contents

On January 19, 2018, biathlete Tomas Kaukėnas was named as the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. [2]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 112
Biathlon 224
Cross-country skiing 213
Total549

Alpine skiing

Lithuania qualified at least two quotas for alpine skiing [3]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Andrej Drukarov Men's giant slalom 1:19.98681:18.21572:38.1959
Men's slalom 59.40471:07.77422:07.1741
Ieva Januškevičiūtė Women's giant slalom 1:26.38621:20.64532:47.0254
Women's slalom 57.304757.25431:54.5543

Biathlon

Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Lithuania qualified 2 men and 2 women. [4] [5]

AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Tomas Kaukėnas Men's sprint 24:23.51 (0+1)17
Men's pursuit 34:31.82 (0+0+1+1)13
Men's individual 55:38.46 (0+2+1+3)78
Men's mass start 38:58.05 (2+0+2+1)30
Vytautas Strolia Men's sprint 25:32.42 (1+1)49
Men's pursuit 37:47.34 (1+0+2+1)43
Men's individual 56:27.06 (0+2+1+3)82
Natalija Kočergina Women's sprint 25:16.25 (1+4)80
Women's individual 45:09.11 (0+0+1+0)30
Diana Rasimovičiūtė Women's sprint 24:00.81 (1+0)65
Women's individual 49:53.35 (1+2+0+2)75
Natalija Kočergina
Diana Rasimovičiūtė
Tomas Kaukėnas
Vytautas Strolia
Mixed team relay LAP8 (4+4)19

Cross-country skiing

Lithuania qualified three cross-country skiers.

Distance
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleTotal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
Mantas Strolia Men's 15 km freestyle 40:31.4+6:47.594
Men's 30 km skiathlon 47:04.465LAP
Men's 50 km classical LAP
Modestas Vaičiulis Men's 15 km freestyle 40:53.0+7:09.196
Marija Kaznačenko Women's 10 km freestyle 30:44.2+5:43.773
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mantas Strolia Men's sprint 3:31.1164Did not advance
Modestas Vaičiulis 3:21.1044Did not advance
Mantas Strolia
Modestas Vaičiulis
Men's team sprint 17:41.7312DNA24

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References

  1. "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. "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.
  3. "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. "Men's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. "Women's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.