Lithuania at the 2018 Winter Olympics
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| Lithuania at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | LTU |
| NOC | Lithuanian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 9 (5 men and 4 women) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers | Tomas Kaukėnas (opening) Andrej Drukarov (closing) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
Lithuania participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics held in Pyeongchang held between 9 and 25 February 2018. The country's participation in the Games marked its ninth appearance at the Winter Olympics after its debut in the 1928 Games. The Lithuanian team consisted of nine athletes who competed in three sports. Tomas Kaukėnas served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony and Andrej Drukarov was the flag-bearer during the closing ceremony. Lithuania did not win any medal in the Games, and has not won a Winter Olympics medal previously.
The 1924 Summer Olympics marked Lithuania's first participation in the Olympic Games. The nation made its debut in the Winter Olympics at the 1928 Winter Olympics.[1] After its debut in 1928, the country did not participate in the Winter Games till the 1992 Games. The Lithuanian National Olympic Committee was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1991. The country's participation in the 2018 Games marked its ninth appearance at the Winter Olympics.[1]
The 2018 Winter Olympics was held in Pyeongchang held between 9 and 25 February 2018.[2][3] The Lithuanian delegation consisted of six athletes.[4][5] Tomas Kaukėnas served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony and Andrej Drukarov was the flag-bearer during the closing ceremony.[6][7] Lithuania did not win any medal in the Games, and has not won a Winter Olympics medal previously.[1]
Competitors
Lithuania sent nine athletes including four women who competed in three sports at the Games.[5][8]
| 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

Lithuania qualified one male and one female athlete for the alpine skiing events.[9] Andrej Drukarov made his debut at the Winter Games at the event. He had previously participated in the alpine skiing events at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.[10] In the women's events, Ieva Januškevičiūtė participated in her second Winter Games.[11]
The Alpine skiing events were held at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Bukpyeong. The course for the events was designed by former Olympic champion Bernhard Russi. The weather was cold and windy during the events, and it was the coldest since the 1994 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer.[12] In the men's slalom event, Drukarov crossed the course in just over 59 seconds to be ranked 41st amongst the 106 competitors.[13] In the giant slalom event, he finished more than 17 seconds behind the leader Marcel Hirscher and was classified 59th amongst the 109 contestants.[14] In the women's slalom event, Januškevičiūtė crossed the course in just over 57 seconds to be ranked 43rd amongst the 78 competitors.[15] In the giant slalom event, she finished more than 26 seconds behind the leader Mikaela Shiffrin and was classified 43rd amongst the 79 contestants.[16]
| 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 | |