Andrej Drukarov (born 10 May 1999) is a Lithuanian alpine skier.

Career

In 2016 he competed at the

2016 Winter Youth Olympics The 2016 Winter Youth Olympics ( no, Olympiske vinterleker for ungdom 2016; nn, Olympiske vinterleikane for ungdom 2016), officially known as the II Winter Youth Olympic Games, took place in and around Lillehammer, Norway, between 12 February an ...

. In 2018 Drukarov was selected to represent Lithuania in

2018 Winter Olympic Games , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

. During Olympics Andrej finished 59th in giant slalom and 41st in men's slalom. In 2017 Drukarov achieved a Lithuanian national record in

slalom To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It may refer to: Sports ;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding * Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Giant slalom, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Super-G ...

by reaching 45.64 FIS points. In 2019 Drukarov broken national record again with 23.24 FIS points in Giant Slalom. In 2021 skier broken this record again with 20.43. Andrej Drukarov represented Lithuania at the

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 were held from 8–21 February in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. In May 2020, the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) and the event organizing committee asked the International Ski Federation ...

Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo (; lld, Anpezo, ; historical de-AT, Hayden) is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomitic) Alps in the Province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the Boite river, in an alp ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

, where he finished 23rd in giant slalom. It is the best ever result for any Lithuanian alpine skier in world championships.Pasaulio čempionate – geriausias Lietuvos kalnų slidinėjimo istorijoje rezultatas
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References

Lithuanian male alpine skiers Living people 1999 births Alpine skiers at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Lithuania Competitors at the 2023 Winter World University Games Medalists at the 2023 Winter World University Games Universiade medalists in alpine skiing Universiade silver medalists for Lithuania {{Lithuania-alpine-skiing-bio-stub