Lithuania at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Lithuania is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

Lithuania at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Lithuania
IOC codeLTU
NOCLithuania Olympic Committee
Websitewww.ltok.lt
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors6 (3 men and 3 women) in 3 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 112
Cross-country skiing 112
Figure skating 112
Total336

Calls for Olympic boycott

On 19 November 2021, group of members of Lithuanian national parliament Seimas released an official letter encouraging Lithuania to withdrew from 2022 Olympics due human rights violations in China.[1] This came to light during China–Lithuania relations crisis, after ROC opened its representative office in Vilnius under the name of "Taiwan" (the first under this name in Europe) in August 2021. In response, the PRC recalled its ambassador in Vilnius, Shen Zhifei, and demanded that Lithuania recall its ambassador in Beijing, Diana Mickevičienė.[2] Trade between the two countries were also seriously disrupted.[3] Relations between the PRC and Lithuania were downgraded to the level of chargé d'affaires on 21 November 2021.[4][5]

Daina Gudzinevičiūtė, president of National Olympic Committee of Lithuania, released a statement that Olympic games should be politically neutral and confirmed that committee has no plans to boycott the games.[6][7]

On 3 December 2021, Lithuania was the first nation to announce a diplomatic boycott of the games.[8]

Alpine skiing
Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Lithuania has qualified at least one male and one female alpine skier.[9]

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Lithuania has qualified the basic quotas in men's and women's events.[10]

  • Men's events - at least one athlete.
  • Women's events - at least one athletes.

Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Lithuania has qualified 1 ice dance pair at the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships.[11]

  • Ice dance - 2 athletes

References
  1. "Grupė Lietuvos parlamentarų ragina boikotuoti Pekino žiemos olimpines žaidynes" (in Lithuanian). 19 November 2021. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. "China recalls envoy to Lithuania over Taiwan's move to open de facto embassy". South China Morning Post. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. Higgins, Andrew (2021-09-30). "Lithuania vs. China: A Baltic Minnow Defies a Rising Superpower". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  4. Shirouzu, Norihiko; Sytas, Andrius (21 November 2021). "China downgrades diplomatic ties with Lithuania over Taiwan". Reuters. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  5. BeijingNovember 21, Press Trust of India; November 21, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 20:29. "China downgrades diplomatic ties with Lithuania over Taiwan de facto embassy". India Today. Retrieved 2021-11-23.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "LTOK pozicija dėl siūlymo sportininkams boikotuoti Pekino žiemos olimpines žaidynes". Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas (in Lithuanian). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  7. "Po Seimo narių prašymo boikotuoti Pekino olimpinės žaidynes – griežtas LTOK atsakas" (in Lithuanian). 23 November 2021. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. "Lithuania confirms diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics". ANI News. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  9. "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  10. "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  11. Lietuvos šokių ant ledo pora iškovojo olimpinį kelialapį
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