Ieva Januškevičiūtė

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]

Ieva Januškevičiūtė
Personal information
CitizenshipLithuanian
BornSeptember 22, 1994 (1994-09-22) (age 29)
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 byJennifer Virskus (2004-2009) Nicola Paulon (2013-2019)

Biography

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.

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.

References
  1. "Ieva Januškevičiūtė" (in Lithuanian). National Olympic Committee of Lithuania. Retrieved 13 Feb 2018.
  2. FIS profile
  3. ""Kalnų ereliukė" iš Liepkalnio dėl olimpiados paaukojo universitetą" (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  4. "Į trenerės amplua įsikūnijusi olimpietė Ieva Januškevičiūtė Lozanoje ieškos atsakymo". Žmonės.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  5. Ieva Januškevičiūtė | Lithuanian Skier Aged 13 | Trans World Sport, retrieved 2022-06-13
  6. "Kalnų slidininkės Ievos Januškevičiūtės svajonė – olimpiada" (in Lithuanian). 15min. 2012-12-28. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  7. "Sočio žaidynėse akredituoti 9 mūsų sportininkai". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  8. „Kalnų ereliukė“ iš Liepkalnio dėl olimpiados paaukojo universitetą
  9. "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.
  10. "Tikslo nepasiekusi I. Januškevičiūtė plūdo ašaromis: klaidos aš nepadariau" (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  11. Virskus, Jennifer (2015-02-16). "Januškevičiūtė happy and confident after the World Championship slalom in Beaver Creek". the Lithuania Tribune. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  12. Pyeongchang, Jennifer Virskus from (2018-02-15). "Alpine skier Ieva Januškevičiutė shows attitude in Olympic GS". the Lithuania Tribune. Retrieved 2022-06-13.


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