Lithuania at the 2018 Winter Olympics was represented by 9 athletes in 3 sports. At the opening ceremony of the Games, the right to carry the national flag was entrusted to the participant of the 2014 Olympic Games biathlete Thomas Kaukenas [1] . Lithuanian biathlete Thomas Kaukenas showed the best result .
| Lithuania at the Olympics | ||||
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| IOC Code | LTU | |||
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Lithuania Official site (lit.) (eng.) | |||
| Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang | ||||
| Athletes | 9 in 3 sports | |||
| Standard bearer | Thomas Kaukenas (opening) Andrey Drukarov (closing) | |||
| Medals | Gold 0 | Silver 0 | Bronze 0 | Total 0 |
| Participation in the Summer Olympics | ||||
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| Participation in the Winter Olympics | ||||
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Content
National Team
- Biathlon
- Thomas Kaukenas
- Vytautas Strolya
- Natalia Kochergina
- Diana Rasimovichyute
- Skiing
- Andrey Drukarov
- Ieva Yanushkevichyute
- Ski race
- Modestas Vaichulis
- Mantas Strolya
- Maria Kaznachenko
Competition Results
Biathlon
Most of the Olympic licenses for the 2018 Games were distributed according to the results of the countries in the World Cup qualification in the 2016/2017 World Cup [2] . According to the results, both the men's and women's teams of Lithuania took the 22nd place [3] [4] due to which they were given the right to declare 2 athletes to participate in the competitions, as well as the mixed relay team [5] .
- Men
| Competition | Athletes | Shooting | Time | Lag | A place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sprint | Thomas Kaukenas | 1 + 1 | 24: 23,5 | +44.7 | 17 |
| Vytautas Strolya | 0 + 1 | 25: 32.4 | +1: 53.6 | 49 | |
| pursuit | Thomas Kaukenas | 0 + 0 + 1 + 1 | 34: 31,8 | +1: 40.1 | 13 |
| Vytautas Strolya | 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 | 37: 47.3 | +4: 55.6 | 43 | |
| individual race | Thomas Kaukenas | 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 | 55: 38.4 | +7: 34.6 | 78 |
| Vytautas Strolya | 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 | 56: 27.0 | +8: 23.2 | 82 | |
| mass start | Thomas Kaukenas | 2 + 0 + 2 + 1 | 38: 58.0 | +3: 10.7 | thirty |
- Women
| Competition | Athletes | Shooting | Time | Lag | A place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sprint | Natalia Kochergina | 1 + 0 | 24: 00,8 | +2: 54.6 | 65 |
| Diana Rasimovichyute | 1 + 4 | 25: 16.2 | +4: 10.0 | 80 | |
| individual race | Natalia Kochergina | 0 + 0 + 1 + 0 | 45: 09.1 | +4: 01.9 | thirty |
| Diana Rasimovichyute | 1 + 2 + 0 + 2 | 49: 53.3 | +8: 46.1 | 75 |
- Mixed relay
| Competition | Athletes | Shooting | Time | Lag | A place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mixed relay | Natalia Kochergina Diana Rasimovichyute Thomas Kaukenas Vytautas Strolya | 0 + 1 0 + 0 - - | 18: 16.3 LAP - - | +2: 32.2 LAP - - | nineteen |
Ski Sports
Alpine skiing
The qualification of athletes to participate in the Olympic Games was carried out on the basis of a special FIS qualification rating as of January 21, 2018 [6] . At the same time, the NOC could only choose the athlete who entered the top 500 Olympic rankings in his discipline for participation in the Olympic Games, while having a certain number of points, according to the qualification table [7] . Countries that did not have participants among the 500 strongest athletes could only apply for category “B” quotas in technical disciplines [7] . According to the results of the qualification, the Lithuanian team won 2 Olympic licenses of category “B” [8] .
- Men
| Competition | Athletes | Downhill/ 1 descent | Slalom/ 2 descent | Total | Lag | A place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | A place | Time | A place | |||||
| slalom | Andrey Drukarov | 59.40 | 47 | 1: 07.77 | 42 | 2: 07.17 | +28.18 | 41 |
| giant slalom | Andrey Drukarov | 1: 19.98 | 68 | 1: 18.21 | 57 | 2: 38.19 | +20.15 | 59 |
- Women
| Competition | Athletes | Downhill/ 1 descent | Slalom/ 2 descent | Total | Lag | A place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | A place | Time | A place | |||||
| slalom | Ieva Yanushkevichyute | 57.30 | 47 | 57.25 | 43 | 1: 54.55 | +15.92 | 43 |
| giant slalom | Ieva Yanushkevichyute | 1: 26.38 | 62 | 1: 20.64 | 53 | 2: 47.02 | +27.00 | 54 |
Cross-country skiing
The qualification of athletes for participation in the Olympic Games was carried out on the basis of a special qualification rating of FIS as of January 21, 2018 [9] . To obtain a category “A” Olympic license, athletes had to score a maximum of 100 points in the FIS distance rating [10] . In addition, each NOC may apply to Games 1 male and 1 female if they fulfill the qualification criterion “B”, according to which they will be able to take part in the sprint and 10 km races for women or 15 km for men [10] . According to the results of the qualifying selection, the Lithuanian team won 2 Olympic category “A” licenses for men and another category “B” for women [11] .
- Men
- Distance racing
| Competition | Athletes | Result | Lag | A place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km free style | Mantas Strolya | 40: 31,4 | + 6: 47,5 | 94 |
| Modestas Vaichulis | 40: 53.0 | +7: 09.1 | 96 | |
| skiathlon 15 + 15 km | Mantas Strolya | DNF | ||
| 50 km classic style | Mantas Strolya | LAP | ||
- Sprint
| Competition | Athletes | Qualification | Quarter finals | Semi final | The final | Summary a place | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | A place | Check in | Result | A place | Check in | Result | A place | Result | A place | |||
| sprint | Modestas Vaichulis | 3: 21.10 | 44 | completed the speech | 44 | |||||||
| Mantas Strolya | 3: 31.11 | 64 | completed the speech | 64 | ||||||||
| team sprint | Modestas Vaichulis Mantas Strolya | not carried out | 2 | 17: 41,73 | 12 | completed the performance | 24 | |||||
- Women
- Distance racing
| Competition | Athletes | Result | A place | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km free style | Maria Kaznachenko | 30: 44,2 | +5: 43.7 | 73 |
Notes
- ↑ Lietuva apsisprendė: į žiemos olimpines žaidynes deleguoja devynis atletus (lit.) . 15 min (January 19, 2018). The appeal date is January 20, 2018.
- ↑ Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, Pyeonchang (English) . International Biathlon Union (9 March 2016). Circulation date October 18, 2017. Archived January 1, 2017.
- ↑ Men's nation cup score . International Biathlon Union (March 17, 2017). The appeal date is October 18, 2017.
- ↑ Women's nation cup score . International Biathlon Union (March 17, 2017). The appeal date is October 18, 2017.
- ↑ Biathlon 101: Qualifying for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games (Eng.) . NBC (June 20, 2017). Circulation date October 18, 2017. Archived October 18, 2017.
- ↑ Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, Pyeonchang (Alpine Skiing) (eng.) . International Ski Federation (9 March 2016). The appeal date is December 21, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Alpine skiing Olympic FIS Points List (English) . International Ski Federation (22 January 2018). The appeal date is January 22, 2018.
- ↑ Alpine skiing Quota list (English) . International Ski Federation (22 January 2018). The appeal date is January 22, 2018.
- ↑ Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, Pyeonchang (Cross Country Skiing) (eng.) . International Ski Federation (9 March 2016). The appeal date is January 3, 2018.
- 2 1 2 Cross-country Olympic FIS Points List (English) . International Ski Federation (22 January 2018). The appeal date is January 22, 2018.
- ↑ Cross-country Quota list (English) . International Ski Federation (22 January 2018). The appeal date is January 22, 2018.
Links
- Lithuanian team on the official website of the 2018 Winter Olympics (English) (Fr.) (cor.) (Chinese) (Japan)
- Lithuanian National Olympic Committee (English) (lit.)