Lithuania at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Lithuania at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Refer to caption
IOC code LTU
NOC National Olympic Committee of Lithuania
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
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 112
Biathlon 224
Cross-country skiing 213
Total549

Alpine skiing

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

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

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 N/A 40:31.4 +6:47.5 94
Men's 30 km skiathlon 47:04.4 65 LAP
Men's 50 km classical N/A LAP
Modestas Vaičiulis Men's 15 km freestyle N/A 40:53.0 +7:09.1 96
Marija Kaznačenko Women's 10 km freestyle N/A 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 N/A 17:41.73 12 DNA 24

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.
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