The Wednesday’s ruling by the Constitutional Court does not give grounds for granting the Lithuanian citizenship by exception to US ice dancer Isabella Tobias who needs a Lithuanian passport to represent the Baltic state in the Sochi Olympics in pair with Deividas Stagniunas, a presidential …
Biathlete Gabrielė Leščinskaitė took the silver medal at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Brasov, Romania, sportas.info. Lithuania already has a medal at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Brasov. It was won by Gabrielė Leščinskaitė in the women’s 10km biathlon competition on …
Making their World Championship debut, the three Lithuanian skiers were not among the leaders, but they were happy after finishing the icy course, sportas.info writes. “We are very satisfied with the mere fact that we finished such a course. And the results are satisfactory,” admitted …
Falling down but smiling, children descend the hill, their proud parents taking pictures. This is all available for the second weekend in a row at the refurbished Liepkalnis ski hill in Vilnius, now under new management. “I called my friends happily, and invited them …
On the second day of competition at the Lithuanian Alpine Skiing Championships in Italy, participants had to contend not only with their competitors, but also with the dangers of the course, Marius Grinbergas writes in sportas.info. The same leaders The giant slalom competition of the …
Tough winter conditions for the Lithuanian Alpine Ski Championship slalom meant that not all competitors made it to the finish line, sportas.info reports. I came, I saw, I conquered. That’s how the Lithuanian Alpine Ski Championship slalom competition, which took place in the Italian resort …
The Seimas’ Commission for Youth and Sport Affairs is looking for ways to amend the country’s Law on Citizenship for American ice dancer Isabella Tobias to get Lithuanian citizenship. The Commission set up a working group on Wednesday to look into the legal situation. “The …
Today, Vilnius Mayor, Arturas Zuokas, announced a great entertainment alternative for the city’s residents. Mayor Zuokas released an interesting video of how the rink looks like. According to various sources, one needs not go broke by purchasing a new pair of ice skates, since there …
Training at International Ski Federation (FIS) camps has helped Ieva Januškevičiūtė to achieve a career-best result. Ieva Januškevičiūtė was in a good mood during the winter holidays. The 18-year-old recently achieved the best FIS result of any female Lithuanian alpine skier at competitions in Italy. …
President Dalia Grybauskaite has refused Lithuanian citizenship to US ice dancer Isabella Tobias who wanted a Lithuanian passport to be able to represent the Baltic state with Deividas Stagniunas at the Sochi Olympics. The president’s decision was based on the explanation of the Constitutional Court, …
Aleksejus Podpruginas | The Lithuania Tribune Rally racing has a long tradition in Lithuania. The traditional winter rally in Lithuania was first launched in 1994 in the town of Visaginas. In 2009 the event changed location and moved to the Utena region. This year’s Halls …
With the poor state of affairs at the Liepkalnis ski slope, the city government is trying to take its management into their own hands. But the former managers baulk at that idea and are attempting to block it. If legal proceedings tilt in favor of …
Lithuanian alpine skiers are training intensively in the Alps for the seasons most important competitions—Lithuanian and World Championships, and other international races, Marius Grinbergas writes in sportas.info. A week in the Alps, a few days at home, and back to the mountains. That’s the kind …
Katherine Copely and Isabella Tobias are two American ice skaters whose fate brought them into contact with a small and distant country, Lithuania. For one of them, the experience was dire and already over. For the other, it is still open for opportunities, 15min.lt reports. …
Druskininkai’s winter sports complex was visited by nearly 50,000 people during the last three months. More than 15,000 skiers and snowboarders from Lithuania and abroad visited the complex each day during the four public holidays between 29 September 29 and 1 November. During the weeks, …
The only winter entertainment complex in the Baltics with both an enclosed and open ski slope is already enticing people from throughout the country. The Snoras Snow Arena, located nearby Druskininkai, will open its doors for the first time on 26th of August, Balsas.lt wrote …
