Ieva Januškevičiūtė at the the women’s giant slalom at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang
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Alpine skier Ieva Januškevičiutė shows attitude in Olympic GS

Ieva Januškevičiutė finished the women’s GS in 54th position; Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S.A. won her first of what is likely to be several gold medals of the Games. […]

Ieva Januškevičiūtė, LTeam, Facebook
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Alpine skier Ieva in Pyeongchang: I’m exited but I don’t feel the Olympic vibe yet

So as Lithuanians, we’re used to cold weather. But the frigid temperatures and biting wind chill in Pyeongchang can make even a January day in Vilnius feel balmy. I met up with Ieva Januškevičiūtė, representing Lithuania in the women’s alpine skiing events, the night before what was supposed to be the women’s giant slalom. But wind speeds up to 80km ultimately cancelled the race. It was rescheduled for Thursday. […]

Mindaugas Bilius at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games (R. Navickas/RGB pictures nuotr.)
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Paralympic Committee head is astonished over lower financing than deaf athletes

Top officials of the Lithuanian Paralympic Committee have expressed astonishment over the lower funding to the disabled athletes than deaf athletes, also criticizing the poor focus on bringing disabled people to sports clubs and the decision to discard doctors. […]

Edvinas Girdvainis of Lithuania falls next to Delle Alli of England
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All-time low: Lithuania drops to 145th place on FIFA rating

Lithuania’s national football team dropped to an all-time low of 145th place on the latest FIFA world rating. […]

Antanas Guoga
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MEP and poker star Tony G buys BC Lietuvos rytas to save its dignity after racist scandal

European Parliament member, former world famous poker star and philanthropist Antanas Guoga, mostly known by the nickname Tony G, bought the major share of the famous Lithuanian basketball club Lietuvos rytas. The club were derided by international media after the highly offensive racist claims of the clubs’ former president. […]