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Snow arena in Druskininkai to make history by hosting FIS event
For the first time in the history of Lithuanian sports, a ski race sanctioned by the International Ski Federation (FIS) will be hosted by Druskininkai Snow Arena. Two Olympians will represent Lithuania. […]
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The dream that came true: alpine skier Ieva Januškevičiūtė is ready for more
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. […]
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Olympic skier Ingrida Ardišauskaitė: If we want champions, we need better conditions in Lithuania
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. […]
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Winter athlete Vytautas Strolia: My dream is Olympic medal and I will get it
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”. […]
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Zaveckas delivers a Baltic result in the world championship slalom despite tough course
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. […]
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Januškevičiūtė happy and confident after the World Championship slalom in Beaver Creek
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. […]
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Lithuanian Alpine skier not intimidated by Beaver Creek’s Birds of Prey
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. […]
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For small nations skiers, participation is important, but just finishing isn’t good enough
There are 69 countries represented here in Vail-Beaver Creek, Colorado, for the FIS World Alpine Ski Championships. Some of them are well-known in the ski racing world, and attend these and other big ski racing events with an entourage of coaches, doctors, trainers, ski technicians, and even personal assistants. But the majority of the field is made up of up-and-coming racers doing it mostly on their own, and many of them are from small nations like Lithuania, Latvia, Georgia, Israel, Brazil (at least in the ski racing world), and even Haiti and Mexico, countries that don’t even have snow. […]
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Sun, smiles, and singing at the World Alpine Ski Championships in Colorado
“The first thing I noticed was how much people smile here, and they are so friendly!” laughed Ieva Januškevičiūtė. Januškevičiūtė, along with Rokas Zaveckas, are in Colorado this week for the FIS World Alpine Ski Championships at Vail-Beaver Creek. […]