Vytautas STROLIA

Historical Results

Running, rollerblading, cycling, beekeeping (cares for 10 hives)

Athlete, Student

Graduated in 2019 from Lithuanian Sports University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in training systems.

Wife, Vilda Alisauskaite-Stroliene (educator and social pedagogue; married in July 2019). Daughter, Vytene Strolyte (born January 2020). Parents, Vytautas and Regina. Youngest of four, Vaidas Strolia, Lina and Asta.

Lithuanian, English, Russian

SK Viesulas Anyksciai

National: Siarhei Sakalouski (BLR)

Aunt Kazimiera Stroliene (Biathlon, Cross-country skiing): Three-time Lithuanian Olympian, competing in biathlon at Albertville 1992 and Lillehammer 1994, and cross-country at Nagano 1998. Had two top-30 results in 1992. Divorced from Vytautas Strolia.

Uncle Vytautas Strolia (Biathlon): Sprint champion of the Lithuanian Spartakiad in 1982, and individual USSR Trud champion in 1983.

Cousin Mantas Strolia (Cross-country skiing): Two-time Lithuanian Olympian (2010, 2018). Competed at three World Championships (2009, 2017, 2019), and five Junior/U23 championships from 2005-09. Three-time Latvian national champion, including two titles in 2019.

Cousin Tautvydas Strolia (Cross-country skiing): Four World Championship appearances from 2015-21. Competed on the World Cup since 2017, with a career-best 51st individually. Sprint national champion in 2018, and has been on the eight times at both the Lithuanian and Latvian national championships.

Cross-country skiing: Competed at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, finishing in the top-70 in all three races. Competed at two World (2011-13), two U23 (2013-14), and three Junior championships (2010-12). Raced at seven World Cup stages from 2011-13, failing to crack the top-60. Finished fifth in the 10km free at the 2011 Latvian National Championships.

2014 IBU Cup in Beitostolen (Sprint - 80th, 66th)
2014 World Cup in Hochfilzen (Relay - 19th)

2014

Started cross-country skiing at age 10 and began competing in competitions a few years later. Switched to biathlon in 2014 in Ignalina.

Saw more prospects in biathlon than skiing. Was not satisfied with the local conditions in cross-country, with coaching and staff issues. Was also disappointed with his results at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

"An Olympic medal and I will do everything in order to get it." (lithuaniatribune.com, 18 Feb 2015)

"In summer the trainings are harder, since we are running a lot, riding bikes, training on rollers, practising in the gym, and all these are much longer than in the winter. During winter, we are focusing more on skiing and on our technique. We have competitions in winters so we are not doing a lot of power trainings like in summer." (lithuaniatribune.com, 18 Feb 2015)

Finishing fourth in the mixed relay at the 2021 European Championships in Duszniki Zdroj, the nation's best relay result in international competition. "We do sports because there are such moments. I don’t run into the top six every day, so I enjoyed the emotion. This start was a burst of emotion, I am most happy for the team. All four of us can be happy, finally the coaches, the service can be happy, even if their work is not in vain, the whole biathlon family." (15min.lt, 31 Jan 2021)

Biathlete Martin Fourcade (FRA), five-time Olympic gold medallist and 13-time world champion. (Info 2018)

Centenary of Anyksciai commemorative badge (2019)