Ieva Januškevičiūtė
Ieva Januškevičiūtė (born 22 September 1994) is a Lithuanian alpine skier.[3]
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Citizenship | Lithuanian |
Born | September 22, 1994 26) Vilnius, Lithuania | (age
Education | Physiotherapy |
Alma mater | Lithuanian Sports University |
Occupation | Athlete, Student |
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) [1] |
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Country | Lithuania |
Sport | Alpine Skiing |
Club | Kalnų Ereliai Kronplatz Racing Centre |
Coached by | Francesco 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
- "Ieva Januškevičiūtė" (in Lithuanian). National Olympic Committee of Lithuania. Retrieved 13 Feb 2018.
- "Athlete Profile - Ieva Januskeviciute". olympic.org. Retrieved 13 Feb 2018.
- FIS profile
- "Kalnų slidininkės Ievos Januškevičiūtės svajonė – olimpiada" (in Lithuanian). 15min. 2012-12-28. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
- "Sočio žaidynėse akredituoti 9 mūsų sportininkai". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- „Kalnų ereliukė“ iš Liepkalnio dėl olimpiados paaukojo universitetą
- "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.
- "Tikslo nepasiekusi I. Januškevičiūtė plūdo ašaromis: klaidos aš nepadariau" (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-22.