Tomas KAUKENAS

Historical Results

Fishing, hunting, music

Athlete, Coach, Soldier of the National Defence Volunteer Forces

Studied at Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences

Married

Lithuanian, Russian

Vilimeksas

National: Siarhei Sakalouski (BLR)
Personal: Ilmars Bricis (LAT)

Cross-country skiing: Runner-up in the 10km free at the 2015 Latvian National Championships.

2006 IBU Cup in Obertilliach (Sprint - 71st)
2009 World Cup in Ruhpolding (Sprint - 100th)

November 2020: Contracted COVID-19 while training with the team from Latvia. Suffered from sore throat, muscle pain, fever, and his sense of smell and taste disappeared. Missed the first two stages of the World Cup season in Kontiolahti.

2008

Started biathlon in 2000 while in fourth grade at school in Ignalina. The coach came to the school introduced the children to biathlon and invited them to training.

Initially interested in biathlon because of the possibility of shooting because both his grandfather and father were hunters.

Compete at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. "Athletes like me, who are constantly hunting for their lucky star. Sometimes it happens that the star is hunted during the games." (tv3.lt, 28 Oct 2021)

"I have worked with [Ilmars Bricis], he knows me and we have communicated before. He did a great job of preparing me for the Sochi Olympics, so I hope that in these two years we will be able to do something impressive together again." (lrt.lt, 23 May 2020)

Finishing 17th in the sprint and 13th in pursuit at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. "If anyone had offered such places before the Games, I would have agreed. These places are better than before. It is important for me to feel progress." (15min.lt, 22 Feb 2018)

Biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR), eight-time Olympic gold medallist and 20-time world champion.

His mother. "She never really told me that she supports me, but now I have learned that she supports me with all her heart, with all her being. It’s brutally inspiring and exciting." (15min.lt, 11 Feb 2018)

"This sport requires knowing yourself, correcting and improving the process itself, only then will you have a good result." (jonavoszinios.lt, 6 Nov 2018)

Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony flagbearer (2018)