Ieva Januškevičiūtė

Ieva Januškevičiūtė (born 22 September 1994) is a Lithuanian alpine skier.[3]

Ieva Januškevičiūtė
Personal information
CitizenshipLithuanian
BornSeptember 22, 1994 (1994-09-22) (age 26)
Vilnius, Lithuania
EducationPhysiotherapy
Alma materLithuanian Sports University
OccupationAthlete, Student
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb) [1]
Sport
CountryLithuania
SportAlpine Skiing
ClubKalnų Ereliai
Kronplatz Racing Centre
Coached byFrancesco Zancolo [2]

Biography

In 2012 at the age of 18 she broke Lithuanian national records of women's alpine skiing FIS points.[4]

In 2013, she competed at FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013: 81st in giant slalom, did not finish in slalom.

In 2014 Januškevičiūtė was selected to represent Lithuania in 2014 Winter Olympic Games.[5] She attracted a lot of local media attention as being the first Lithuanian female alpine skier that qualified for the Olympics.[6]

In 2014 Winter Olympics she participated in two events. Januškevičiūtė finished 71st at the first run of giant slalom, but did not finish the second one.[7] During the slalom one of her skies detached and she could not finish the course.[8]

In 2018 Januškevičiūtė was selected to represent Lithuania at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. She finished 54th in giant slalom and 43rd in women's slalom event.

References
  1. "Ieva Januškevičiūtė" (in Lithuanian). National Olympic Committee of Lithuania. Retrieved 13 Feb 2018.
  2. "Athlete Profile - Ieva Januskeviciute". olympic.org. Retrieved 13 Feb 2018.
  3. FIS profile
  4. "Kalnų slidininkės Ievos Januškevičiūtės svajonė – olimpiada" (in Lithuanian). 15min. 2012-12-28. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  5. "Sočio žaidynėse akredituoti 9 mūsų sportininkai". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  6. „Kalnų ereliukė“ iš Liepkalnio dėl olimpiados paaukojo universitetą
  7. "Ieva Januškevičiūtė Sočyje – slalomo milžino pirmame nusileidime aplenkė 18 varžovių, tačiau antrajame nugriuvo" (in Lithuanian). 15min. 2014-02-18. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  8. "Tikslo nepasiekusi I. Januškevičiūtė plūdo ašaromis: klaidos aš nepadariau" (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
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