Lithuania at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Lithuania at the
2018 Winter Olympics

Flag of Lithuania

IOC code| LTU
NOC| Lithuanian National Olympic Committee
Website| www.ltok.lt/en
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors| 9 (5 men and 4 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer | Tomas Kaukėnas[1]
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1928
* 1932–1988
* 1992
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Lithuania competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with five competitors in three sports.

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

## Competitors

[edit]

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

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

|
|
|

Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2
Biathlon | 2 | 2 | 4
Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 3
Total | 5 | 4 | 9

## Alpine skiing

[edit]

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Total

|
|
|
|

Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Andrej Drukarov | Men's giant slalom | 1:19.98  | 68  | 1:18.21  | 57  | 2:38.19  | 59
Men's slalom | 59.40  | 47  | 1:07.77  | 42  | 2:07.17  | 41
Ieva Januškevičiūtė | Women's giant slalom | 1:26.38  | 62  | 1:20.64  | 53  | 2:47.02  | 54
Women's slalom | 57.30  | 47  | 57.25  | 43  | 1:54.55  | 43

## Biathlon

[edit]

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Misses  | Rank

|
|
|
|

Tomas Kaukėnas | Men's sprint | 24:23.5  | 1 (0+1)  | 17
Men's pursuit | 34:31.8  | 2 (0+0+1+1)  | 13
Men's individual | 55:38.4  | 6 (0+2+1+3)  | 78
Men's mass start | 38:58.0  | 5 (2+0+2+1)  | 30
Vytautas Strolia | Men's sprint | 25:32.4  | 2 (1+1)  | 49
Men's pursuit | 37:47.3  | 4 (1+0+2+1)  | 43
Men's individual | 56:27.0  | 6 (0+2+1+3)  | 82
Natalija Kočergina | Women's sprint | 25:16.2  | 5 (1+4)  | 80
Women's individual | 45:09.1  | 1 (0+0+1+0)  | 30
Diana Rasimovičiūtė | Women's sprint | 24:00.8  | 1 (1+0)  | 65
Women's individual | 49:53.3  | 5 (1+2+0+2)  | 75
Natalija Kočergina
Diana Rasimovičiūtė
Tomas Kaukėnas
Vytautas Strolia | Mixed team relay | LAP | 8 (4+4)  | 19

## Cross-country skiing

[edit]

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Lithuania qualified three cross-country skiers.

Distance
Athlete  | Event  | Classical  | Freestyle  | Total

|
|
|
|

Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Deficit  | Rank
Mantas Strolia | Men's 15 km freestyle | —  | 40:31.4  | +6:47.5  | 94
Men's 30 km skiathlon | 47:04.4  | 65  | LAP
Men's 50 km classical | —  | LAP
Modestas Vaičiulis | Men's 15 km freestyle | —  | 40:53.0  | +7:09.1  | 96
Marija Kaznačenko | Women's 10 km freestyle | —  | 30:44.2  | +5:43.7  | 73

Sprint
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

|
|
|
|
|

Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Mantas Strolia | Men's sprint | 3:31.11  | 64  | Did not advance
Modestas Vaičiulis | 3:21.10  | 44  | Did not advance
Mantas Strolia
Modestas Vaičiulis | Men's team sprint | —  | 17:41.73  | 12  | DNA | 24

## References

[edit]

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.

* v
* t
* e

National Olympic Committees at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea

Africa|

* Eritrea
* Ghana
* Kenya
* Madagascar
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* South Africa
* Togo

Americas|

* Argentina
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Puerto Rico
* United States

Asia|

* China
* East Timor
* Hong Kong
* India
* Iran
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* North Korea
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Chinese Taipei
* Thailand
* Uzbekistan

Europe|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand
* Tonga

Other|

* Korea
* Olympic Athletes from Russia

* v
* t
* e

Lithuania at the Olympics

| Summer Olympic Games|

* 1924
* 1928
* 1932–1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

|

Winter Olympic Games|

* 1928
* 1932–1988
* 1992
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

*[LAP]: Lapped
*[DNA]: Did not advance
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template