Ieva Januškevičiūtė EN

23-year-old alpine skier Ieva Januškevičiūtė scored a solid 43rd result in her second Olympic slalom appearance.

Ieva Januškevičiutė finished the women’s GS in 54th position; Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S.A. won her first of what is likely to be several gold medals of the Games.

So as Lithuanians, we’re used to cold weather. But the frigid temperatures and biting wind chill in Pyeongchang can make even a January day in Vilnius feel balmy. I met up with Ieva Januškevičiūtė, representing Lithuania in the women’s alpine skiing events, the night before what was supposed to be t...