Lithuania at the 2014 Winter Olympics
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Lithuania competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consists of nine athletes competing in five different sports. The nine athletes mark the most athletes the country has ever qualified for a Winter Olympics.[1]
Lithuania at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | LTU |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Lithuania |
Website | www |
in Sochi | |
Competitors | 9 in 5 sports |
Flag bearers | Deividas Stagniūnas (opening)[1][2] Agnė Sereikaitė (closing)[3] |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Soviet Union (1956–1988) |
On 19 December 2013 in Brussels, Belgium Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė stated that she won't go to the Games due to Russia’s politics and said "Amid the current situation where I see human rights violations, as well as an attitude towards and treatment of Eastern Partners, including Lithuania, and the economic sanctions that have been applied against Lithuania, I do not see a political possibility of going to the Sochi Games".[4]