Team Lithuania - Profile

@ PYEONGCHANG 2018
Lithuania competed in three sports: Alpine skiing, biathlon, and cross-country skiing - with a team of nine athletes (five men, four women). Their best finish was 13th by biathlete Tomas Kaukenas in men's pursuit.

PYEONGCHANG 2018 FLAGBEARERS
Opening Ceremony: Tomas Kaukenas (BTH)
Closing Ceremony: Andrej Drukarov (ALP)

OLYMPIC GAMES HISTORY
Competing at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games, Lithuania returned to the Olympic Games in 1992 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Lithuania's independence.

Lithuania was represented by speed skater Kestutis Bulota at the St. Mortiz 1928 Olympic Winter Games, who competed in all four men's races. They have competed at every nine Olympic Winter Games since 1992, represented by 29 athletes (18 men, 11 women) in six disciplines - Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating.

Lithuania has not yet won a medal at the Olympic Winter Games. The nation has had three top-10 finishes on ice, all by the figure skating dance couple of Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas. Drobiazko and Vanagas competed at five Olympic Winter Games (1992-2006), finishing eighth in 1998, fifth in 2002, and seventh in 2006. In addition to Drobiazko and Vanagas, biathlete Diana Rasimoviciute competed at five Olympic Winter Games (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018).

Lithuanians have won 26 Olympic medals, with six gold. Two of these Olympic titles were won in the men's discus throw, with Virgilijus Alekna winning in 2000 and 2004, following the Lithuanian tradition in discus throw as Romas Ubartas won at Barcelona 1992 (for the Unified Team) after finishing second at Seoul 1988 (while representing the Soviet Union).

From 1952 to 1988, many Lithuanians competed for the USSR. During this time the most successful Lithuanians were the basketballers Angele Rupsiene (two golds in 1976 and 1980) and Modestas Paulauskas (one gold, one bronze in 1968 and 1972). Rimas Kurtinaitis, Sarunas Marciulionis, and Arvydas Sabonis all won gold with the Soviet basketball team in 1988 and added two bronze medals with the Lithuanian team in 1992 and 1996. Cross-country skier Vida Venciene won gold and bronze at the Calgary 1988 Olympic Winter Games for the Soviet Union. She later competed for Lithuania in 1992 and 1994, and then carried the national flag at the Torino 2006 Opening Ceremony.

SUPERLATIVES

First Competitor, Female: Vida Venciene (9 February 1992) - 1992 - Cross-Country Skiing (15km Classical) - 11th
First Competitor, Male: Kestutis Bulota (13 February 1928) - 1928 - Speed Skating (500m) - 28th
First Competitor, Male: Kestutis Bulota (13 February 1928) - 1928 - Speed Skating (5000m) - 25th

Youngest Competitor, Female: Irina Terentjeva (17y-223d) - 2002 - Cross-Country Skiing (15km Mass Start Freestyle) - 48th
Youngest Competitor, Male: Rokas Zaveckas (17y-309d) - 2014 - Alpine Skiing (Giant Slalom) - 63rd

Oldest Competitor, Female: Kazimiera Stroliene (37y-270d) - 1998 - Cross-Country Skiing (30km Freestyle) - 55th
Oldest Competitor, Male: Povilas Vanagas (35y-208d) - 2006 - Figure Skating (Ice Dance) - 7th

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