Agnė Sereikaitė (born 19 October 1994 in

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

) is a Lithuanian

short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as a ...

. In the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

Sereikaitė participated in all three individual events and became the first Lithuanian short track skater to qualify. She finished 24th at 500 meter distance. She was penalized at the 1000 meter distance and reached the semifinals of the 1500 meter event, where she broke her personal record by almost 5 seconds and finished 16th overall. She was the Lithuanian flag bearer at the closing ceremony. In October 2018 Sreikaitė announced her retirement from competitive sport.Nelengvas sprendimas: sportinę karjerą baigė olimpine viltimi laikyta čiuožėja
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1994 births Living people Lithuanian female short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters for Lithuania Short track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Vilnius Universiade medalists in short track speed skating Universiade bronze medalists for Lithuania Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade {{Lithuania-speed-skating-bio-stub