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Žalgiris narrowly loses chance to make it to Euroleague top 8

March 27, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Wednesday March 25th saw Žalgiris Kaunas lose 72-82 against FC Barcelona on its home turf of the Žalgirio Arena. […]

Football: Socceroo Skoko sees similarities with Lithuanian team

March 24, 2015 Alex Tigani 0

Former Socceroo Josip Skoko has assured Lithuanian football fans that he does not consider their upcoming opponent England as an unbeatable outfit. […]

Lithuanian football team moves up in FIFA world ranking

March 22, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Lithuania is going to face England in a crucial match on March 27, but before the clash, Lithuania improved its world position by two places while their next opponents, England, lost two places. […]

Žalgiris lost to Maccabi but still hopes to be in Euroleague Top 8

March 20, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Maccabi Tel Aviv won yesterday at home against the Lithuanian champions Žalgiris in a close match 79:72. Jeremy Pargo paced Maccabi by 26 points while Artūras Milaknis with 19 points led Žalgiris. Žalgiris was always close to the Euroleague champs during the match, but it was not enough and the Lithuanians fell to 4-7 in the top 16 stage while for Maccabi the numbers are upside down: seven victories to four losses. […]

Ričardas Berankis qualifies for ATP Masters Series in Miami

March 18, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Great news for Lithuania’s best tennis player Ričardas Berankis. He has qualified for the main event in one of the biggest tennis tournaments of the season: ATP 1000 Masters Series Miami. […]

Lithuanian Olympic champion Daina Gudzinevičiūtė: Fame is a burden for athletes

March 16, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Daina Gudzinevičiūtė, the Olympic shooting champion, is one of the Lithuanian sports legends and there is no doubt in it. Today, at age of 50, she is the president of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee, having beaten another Lithuanian sports legend, Virgilius Alekna, for the position. […]

Žalgiris Kaunas celebrates its 100th victory in Euroleague

March 15, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Lithuanian basketball champions Žalgiris Kaunas succeeded in defeating Greek club Panathinaikos Athens in a tough Euroleague match 76-70. It was the Lithuanian club’s 100th Euroleague victory in this century. […]

Lithuania no match for Poland in Davis Cup

March 9, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

In their first appearance in the Europe / Africa group zone I, Lithuania played in Poland against the hosting team. In the end, Poland was too big a challenge for Lithuanian tennis players. The score after the three days of playing was 3-2. […]

Ričardas Berankis (A. Nurkiewicz/Mediasport nuotr.)

Davis cup: Lithuania to face Poland

March 4, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Lithuania will appear for the first time in the Europe / Africa group zone I to face Poland. The meeting will take place in Orlen Arena, Plock, Poland, and will start this Friday (March 5th – 7th). It will be the second time that the nations are meeting in tennis court. The previous occasion was 20 years ago when Poland won. […]

Ieva Januškevičiūtė. Photo by Jenn Virškus

The dream that came true: alpine skier Ieva Januškevičiūtė is ready for more

March 3, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Ieva Januškevičiūtė, 20-year-old Lithuanian alpine skier, made her dream to take part in winter Olympic Games come true. At the age of 18, she broke Lithuanian national record of women’s alpine skiing FIS points. In 2013 she finished 81st in the Giant Slalom event in the World championships, and in 2014 she was the first Lithuanian woman to represent the country in alpine skiing in Sochi Olympic Games. […]

Sabonis Jr. serious about making his own mark in basketball

March 2, 2015 Neal Maloney 0

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing one of the great young prospects for the future in Lithuanian basketball, Domantas Sabonis. […]

Bridging the gap: Two generations of Lithuanian ski racers come together in Colorado

February 28, 2015 Jennifer Virskus 0

During the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, young racers Ieva Januškevičiutė and Rokas Zaveckas got a special visit from Linas Vaitkus, Lithuania’s first alpine skiing Olympian. […]

Olympic skier Ingrida Ardišauskaitė: If we want champions, we need better conditions in Lithuania

February 22, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Ingrida Ardišauskaitė is a 22-year-old Lithuanian cross-country skier who took part in two world cups and in the last Winter Olympic Games. Despite her young age, and the future seemingly still in front of her, she recently decided to retire. The conditions and the facilities in Lithuania are not good enough in order to grow up as a future champion, she says. She had to travel a lot, and now she feels more relaxed being finally home. […]

Rebecca Wiasak pictured preparing for what would be her Gold medal winning race Aguascalientes, Mexico (December, 2013). Photo courtesy of UCI.

Australian-Lithuanian cycling debutant Wiasak crowned a World Champion

February 22, 2015 Alex Tigani 0

Australian-Lithuanian Rebecca Wiasak rewrote track cycling history last night after securing the Women’s Individual Pursuit title at the UCI Track World Championships in Yvelines (outer Paris).
The 30-year-old became the oldest tournament debutant to win a gold medal for Australia by holding off her American opponent Jennifer Valente with an impressive time of 3:30.305. […]

Vytautas Strolia. Photo by Andrey Ivanov

Winter athlete Vytautas Strolia: My dream is Olympic medal and I will get it

February 18, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Vytautas Strolia, 22-year-old Lithuanian winter sports athlete who took part in the Sochi Olympic Games as a cross-country skier, decided recently to switch to biathlon. “I can see my future there more than in cross-country,” he admits, adding that his “shooting is getting better and better”. […]

Annette Edmondson, Melissa Hoskins, Rebecca Wiasak and Amy Cure share a laugh during training. Photo courtesy of Cycling Australia.

Cycling: Rebecca Wiasak ready to take on the world

February 17, 2015 Alex Tigani 0

Australian-Lithuanian cyclist Rebecca Wiasak believes that she has an opportunity to win a rainbow jersey on the eve of her maiden UCI Track World Championship campaign in Paris, France. […]

Zaveckas delivers a Baltic result in the world championship slalom despite tough course

February 17, 2015 Jennifer Virskus 0

It would not be another bluebird day for the final race of the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championship in Beaver Creek, Colorado, on Sunday. Overcast skies threatening snow, flat light, and a challenging course set proved difficult for many of the world’s best. […]

ATP world ranking: Hard fall for Laurynas Grigelis

February 17, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

The new ATP rankings were published Monday, when the second-best Lithuanian tennis player, Laurynas Grigelis, is losing high. The 23-year-old lost 44 places and is now Number 411 in the world. […]

Ieva with former U.S. Ski Team racer Sarah Schleper of Vail, now racing for Mexico. Schleper did not finish the first run. © Jennifer Virskus

Januškevičiūtė happy and confident after the World Championship slalom in Beaver Creek

February 16, 2015 Jennifer Virskus 0

It would be another perfect Colorado day for the final ladies’ event at the 2015 FIS Alpine World Championships in Beaver Creek. Reigning World and Olympic Champion Mikaela Schiffrin of the U.S. Ski Team was wearing bib number 2, while Lithuania’s Ieva Januškevičiūtė would start with bib number 88. […]

Rokas Zaveckas starts the men's giant slalom race in the 2015 FIS Alpine World Championships at Beaver Creek, Colorado, Friday

Lithuanian Alpine skier not intimidated by Beaver Creek’s Birds of Prey

February 14, 2015 Jennifer Virskus 0

The temperature was crisp this morning for the first run inspection of the men’s giant slalom at the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Beaver Creek, Colorado, but clear skies and quickly climbing temperatures promised to make for a fantastic day of ski racing. […]