Lithuania at the 2018 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:LTU
Year:2018
Games:Winter Olympics
Games Link:2018 Winter Olympics
Flagcaption:Flag of Lithuania
Alt:Refer to caption
Nocname:Lithuanian National Olympic Committee
Location:Pyeongchang, South Korea
Date:9–25 February 2018
Competitors:9
Competitors Men:5
Competitors Women:4
Sports:3
Flagbearer:Tomas Kaukėnas[1]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
See also:auto

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.

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Alpine skiing1 1 2
Biathlon2 2 4
Cross-country skiing2 1 3
Total 5 4 9

Alpine skiing

See main article: 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]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Andrej DrukarovMen's giant slalom1:19.98 681:18.21 572:38.19 59
Men's slalom59.40471:07.77 422:07.17 41
align=left rowspan=2Ieva JanuškevičiūtėWomen's giant slalom1:26.38621:20.64 532:47.02 54
Women's slalom57.304757.25 431:54.5543

Biathlon

See main article: article, 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]

AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=4Tomas KaukėnasMen's sprint24:23.51 (0+1)17
Men's pursuit34:31.82 (0+0+1+1)13
Men's individual55:38.4 6 (0+2+1+3) 78
Men's mass start38:58.0 5 (2+0+2+1) 30
align=left rowspan=3Vytautas StroliaMen's sprint25:32.42 (1+1)49
Men's pursuit37:47.34 (1+0+2+1)43
Men's individual56:27.06 (0+2+1+3) 82
align=left rowspan=2Natalija KočerginaWomen's sprint25:16.25 (1+4)80
Women's individual45:09.1 1 (0+0+1+0) 30
align=left rowspan=2Diana RasimovičiūtėWomen's sprint24:00.81 (1+0)65
Women's individual49:53.3 5 (1+2+0+2) 75
Natalija Kočergina
Diana Rasimovičiūtė
Tomas Kaukėnas
Vytautas Strolia
Mixed team relay8 (4+4)19

Cross-country skiing

See main article: 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
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleTotal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
align=left rowspan=3Mantas StroliaMen's 15 km freestyle40:31.4 +6:47.594
Men's 30 km skiathlon47:04.465
Men's 50 km classical
Modestas VaičiulisMen's 15 km freestyle40:53.0 +7:09.196
Marija KaznačenkoWomen's 10 km freestyle30:44.2 +5:43.773
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mantas Stroliaalign=left rowspan=2Men's sprint3:31.11 64Did not advance
Modestas Vaičiulis3:21.10 44Did not advance
Mantas Strolia
Modestas Vaičiulis
Men's team sprint17:41.73 1224

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018. 9 February 2018. olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 10 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Pjongčango olimpines žiemos žaidynes vyks 9 Lietuvos sportininkai. 9 Lithuanian athletes will be in Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games. lt. 19 January 2018. www.delfi.lt. Delfi. 22 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018 . 30 June 2017 . www.data.fis-ski.com/ . International Ski Federation (FIS) . 30 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Men's Nation Cup Score . 5 March 2017. www.docs.google.com/ . International Biathlon Union (IBU) . 28 July 2017.
  5. Web site: Women's Nation Cup Score . 5 March 2017. www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 28 July 2017.