Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

 participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

 in Vancouver

Vancouver

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, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

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Alpine skiing

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Vitalijus Rumiancevas	Men's slalom Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom The men's slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, on February 27, 2010....			DNF	-
	Men's giant slalom Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom The men's giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia. Originally scheduled for February 21st, it was rescheduled to February 23rd, due to delays of preceding alpine events....	1:27.27	1:29.52	2:56.79	59

Cross-country skiing

Athlete	Event	Final
		Total	Rank
Aleksei Novoselski Aleksei Novoselski Aleksei Novoselski is a Lithuanian cross country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 53rd in the individual sprint event at Vancouver in 2010....	Men's 15 kilometre freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle The men's 15 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held on 15 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia, at 12:30 PST....	38:01.6	71
	Men's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint The Men's sprint cross-country skiing competition in the classical technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 17 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia....	3:51.70	53
Mantas Strolia Mantas Strolia Mantras Strolia is a Lithuanian cross-country skier since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 18th in the team sprint and 46th in the individual sprint events....	Men's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint The Men's sprint cross-country skiing competition in the classical technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 17 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia....	3:47.17	46
Modestas Vaičiulis Modestas Vaičiulis Modestas Vaičiulis is a Lithuanian cross-country skier since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 18th in the team sprint and 54th in the individual sprint events....	Men's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint The Men's sprint cross-country skiing competition in the classical technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 17 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia....	3:52.10	54
Irina Terentjeva Irina Terentjeva Irina Terentjeva is a Lithuanian cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 37th in the individual sprint event at Turin in 2006....	Women's 10 kilometre freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre freestyle The women's 10 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on February 15 at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia at 10:00 PST....	28:52.2	64
	Women's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint The Women's sprint cross-country skiing competition in the classical technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 17 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia....	4:04.47	49
Modestas Vaičiulis Modestas Vaičiulis Modestas Vaičiulis is a Lithuanian cross-country skier since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 18th in the team sprint and 54th in the individual sprint events....   Mantas Strolia Mantas Strolia Mantras Strolia is a Lithuanian cross-country skier since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 18th in the team sprint and 46th in the individual sprint events....	Men's team sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's team sprint The men's team sprint cross-country skiing competition in the freestyle technique at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 22 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia....	19:43.1	18

Biathlon

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Misses	Rank
Diana Rasimovičiūtė Diana Rasimoviciute Diana Rasimovičiūtė is a Lithuanian biathlete. Her event is the biathlon . She placed 18th in the 7.5 km sprint, 27th in the 10km pursuit and 66th in the 15km individual at the 2006 Winter Olympics. -References:...	Women's sprint Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint The women's sprint competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 13, 2010. This competition started at 1:00 PM PST.- Results :- References :...	21:11.2	1+1	25
	Women's pursuit Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's pursuit The women's pursuit competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 16, 2010.Observers and participants reported that the race start was confused and disorganized. U.S...	33:58.4	0+0+3+2	34
	Women's individual Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's individual The women's individual competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia on February 18, 2010.- Results :-External links:*, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-17....	44:13.2	1+0+1+1	30

Figure skating

Lithuania had qualified an entry in the ice dancing event when Deividas Stagniūnas

Deividas Stagniunas

Deividas Stagniūnas is a Lithuanian ice dancer. Since 2010 Stagniūnas has been dancing with Isabella Tobias.- Career :Stagniūnas arrived in the U.S...

 and Katherine Copely

Katherine Copely

Katherine Leigh Copely is an American ice dancer who competed internationally for Lithuania...

 placed 14th at the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships

2009 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2009 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships for the 2008–2009 season. Commonly called "Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

. However, Copely is an American and did not have Lithuanian citizenship, required to enter the Olympics for Lithuania. Her special request for citizenship was denied by President Dalia Grybauskaitė

Dalia Grybauskaitė

Dalia Grybauskaitė is the current President of Lithuania, inaugurated on 12 July 2009. She had previously been Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Finance Minister, and European Commissioner for Financial Programming and the Budget...

. The spot was left unfilled.