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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. […]

Ieva looking over the famous Golden Eagle jump

For small nations skiers, participation is important, but just finishing isn’t good enough

February 13, 2015 Jennifer Virskus 0

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. […]

Building national stadium could cost EUR 94 million, Lithuanian PM says

February 12, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that constructing the National Stadium and Multifunctional Health, Education and Culture Centre may cost approximately EUR 94 million for Lithuania. It could take three years to complete the project under a public and private partnership. […]

Rokas and Ieva with Denver businessman Darren Droge

Sun, smiles, and singing at the World Alpine Ski Championships in Colorado

February 12, 2015 Jennifer Virskus 0

“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. […]

Šarūnas Jasikevicius to be named Euroleague Basketball Legend

February 11, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Lithuanian legendary basketball player, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, who retired at the end of last season, will be formally crowned a Euroleague basketball legend this Thursday. […]

Lithuanian tennis players move up ATP rankings

February 9, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

This Monday, the new world ranking was published. All five Lithuanian tennis players that were ranked have improved their positions. […]

Šarūnas Vasiliauskas: I am happy and honoured to play for Lithuanian basketball team

February 5, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Šarūnas Vasiliauskas is a 25-year-old Lithuanian basketball player. After being an important factor in bringing the fourth place for the Lithuanian team in the last world championships in Spain, the young point guard, who is playing now in a Polish club Trefi Spot, is ready to represent Lithuania again and hoping to help the national team get awards. […]

Basketball player Radvilė Autukaitė: I am ready to play for Lithuania

February 1, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Radvilė Autukaitė is the 23 year old Lithuanian basketball player who chose six years ago to take everything and live in the United States. After being in the 11th and 12th grades at Holderness Prep High School, she went on to study play for Virginia Intermont College. Even though being an important part of her college team, and playing in several youth Lithuanian national teams, this still doesn‘t give her a ticket to the adult national team. […]

Lithuanian rugby team’s Olympic dreams hampered by underfunding

January 29, 2015 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Rugby is one of the fastest growing sports around the world. England and Australia are leading, but other countries such as Spain and the Netherlands are breathing on the backs of the leaders. Lithuania is moving forward as well. The 32-year-old Lithuanian women’s team coach Donatas Streckis spoke exclusively with The Lithuania Tribune about Lithuanian rugby. […]

Tennis: K.A elimination for Berankis

January 21, 2015 Alex Tigani 0

Ričardas Berankis was unable to match South African Kevin Anderson in today’s Australian Open, bowing out of his second round affair in straight sets 6-2 6-2 7(7)-6(3). […]