Personal information | |
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Citizenship | Lithuanian |
Born | September 22, 1994 Vilnius, Lithuania | (age 29)
Education | Physiotherapy |
Alma mater | Lithuanian Sports University |
Occupation(s) | 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 | Jennifer Virskus (2004-2009) Nicola Paulon (2013-2019) |
Ieva Januškevičiūtė (born 22 September 1994) is a Lithuanian alpine skier and two-time Winter Olympian. [2] She is the first Lithuanian woman to compete in the Winter Olympics in alpine skiing. [3] She is currently the head coach of the "Snow Bees" ski club and a personal trainer based in Vilnius. [4]
Januškevičiūtė first stood on skis on a family trip to the Tatra mountains at age five. She began ski racing at the age of 12 as a member of the "Kalnų ereliai" (Mountain Eagles) ski club, based at "Žiemos trasa" on Liepkalnis in Januškevičiūtė's hometown of Vilnius. Her first coach was Lithuanian-American Jennifer Virskus. [3] At the age of 13, she was interviewed by Trans World Sport as part of a feature about the Kalnų ereliai ski team. [5] She later joined Kronplatz Racing Centre in Italy and was coached by Nicola Paulon. [3]
In 2012 at the age of 18 she broke Lithuanian national records of women's alpine skiing FIS points. [6]
In 2013, she competed at FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013: 81st in giant slalom, did not finish in slalom.[ citation needed]
In 2014 Januškevičiūtė was selected to represent Lithuania in 2014 Winter Olympic Games. [7] She attracted a lot of local media attention as being the first Lithuanian female alpine skier that qualified for the Olympics. [8]
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. [9] During the slalom, one of her skies detached, and she could not finish the course. [10]
In 2015, she represented Lithuania at the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at Beaver Creek, Colorado. [11]
In 2018 Januškevičiūtė was selected to represent Lithuania at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. She finished 54th in giant slalom [12] and 43rd in the women's slalom event.
Personal information | |
---|---|
Citizenship | Lithuanian |
Born | September 22, 1994 Vilnius, Lithuania | (age 29)
Education | Physiotherapy |
Alma mater | Lithuanian Sports University |
Occupation(s) | 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 | Jennifer Virskus (2004-2009) Nicola Paulon (2013-2019) |
Ieva Januškevičiūtė (born 22 September 1994) is a Lithuanian alpine skier and two-time Winter Olympian. [2] She is the first Lithuanian woman to compete in the Winter Olympics in alpine skiing. [3] She is currently the head coach of the "Snow Bees" ski club and a personal trainer based in Vilnius. [4]
Januškevičiūtė first stood on skis on a family trip to the Tatra mountains at age five. She began ski racing at the age of 12 as a member of the "Kalnų ereliai" (Mountain Eagles) ski club, based at "Žiemos trasa" on Liepkalnis in Januškevičiūtė's hometown of Vilnius. Her first coach was Lithuanian-American Jennifer Virskus. [3] At the age of 13, she was interviewed by Trans World Sport as part of a feature about the Kalnų ereliai ski team. [5] She later joined Kronplatz Racing Centre in Italy and was coached by Nicola Paulon. [3]
In 2012 at the age of 18 she broke Lithuanian national records of women's alpine skiing FIS points. [6]
In 2013, she competed at FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013: 81st in giant slalom, did not finish in slalom.[ citation needed]
In 2014 Januškevičiūtė was selected to represent Lithuania in 2014 Winter Olympic Games. [7] She attracted a lot of local media attention as being the first Lithuanian female alpine skier that qualified for the Olympics. [8]
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. [9] During the slalom, one of her skies detached, and she could not finish the course. [10]
In 2015, she represented Lithuania at the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at Beaver Creek, Colorado. [11]
In 2018 Januškevičiūtė was selected to represent Lithuania at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. She finished 54th in giant slalom [12] and 43rd in the women's slalom event.