Archives – February, 2010

Interview with Ieva Januškevičiutė for Lithuanian Heritage Magazine

Ieva and Aivaras Tumas wearing bib #7 at the 2009 Ingemartrofen race in Tarnaby, Sweden

Because my Kalnų Ereliai racers can never get enough press, I did an interview with Ieva Januškevičiutė to talk about skiing, school and cepelinai!

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1 Comment February 26, 2010

If you’re in the mood for… Lithuanian

There are obviously a few places in Vilnius where you can get Lithuanian food, but the quality and authenticity vary drastically from place to place. Here’s a round up of the best potato pancakes, šašlykiai and dumplings in the city and around the country…

Continue 1 Comment February 25, 2010

Į gamtą!

One of the greatest benefits of living in northern Europe is a long summer evening spent gamtojė (in nature). A holiday weekend thanks to King Mindaugas Day (July 6th) and a summer training camp for the kids I coach, took me to Ignalina for four days of mountain biking, rollerblading and swimming. We stayed at the Lithuanian Winter Sports Center, and shared training facilities with Lithuania’s national teams for cross-country skiing and biathlon. Each morning while the thin nordic skiers dressed in spandex did laps around the 7.5km asphalt track on rollerskis (short cross-country skis on two wheels), our young alpine skiers ran sprints, did strength conditioning and played football.

Continue Leave a Comment February 9, 2010


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