Ieva Januškevičiūtė
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Lithuanian |
| Born | September 22, 1994 (age 27) Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Education | Physiotherapy |
| Alma mater | Lithuanian Sports University |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) [1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Sport | Alpine Skiing |
| Club | Kalnų Ereliai Kronplatz Racing Centre |
| Coached by | Francesco Zancolo [2] |
Ieva Januškevičiūtė (born 22 September 1994) is a Lithuanian alpine skier.[3]
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.
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