Latvian Youth Skiers Dominate Baltic Cup Parallel Slalom in Lithuania
Latvian Youth Skiers Dominate Parallel Slalom at Baltic Cup in Lithuania
Latvian youth skiers secured multiple victories in the parallel slalom discipline to conclude the Baltic Cup weekend in Druskininkai, sportacentrs.com reported.
The three-day competition drew 140 participants from five nations, covering the Baltic states alongside Italy and Romania. Following initial giant slalom and slalom events earlier in the weekend, Sunday’s program featured a qualification phase to trim fields down to the top eight before head-to-head knockout runs. Each of the youth groups featured between 15 and 20 competing athletes.
Andre Sarri and Martina Skudrule Win U16 Titles
In the U16 men’s bracket, Estonia’s Andre Sarri claimed his third victory of the weekend by defeating Latvian roller skating champion Mārtiņš Baumanis in the final. Fricis Doršs won the small final against Lithuania’s Robertas Vingelis to capture third place, according to sportacentrs.com data.
Martina Skudrule bounced back from a Saturday gate exit in the slalom to win the U16 women’s final over Laura Amerika. Ulla Klapkalne secured the third-place spot by defeating Tīna Matisone.
Adrians Reiters triumphed in the U14 men’s category, beating Noelš Doršs in the final. Rūdolfs Veigulis, who had won the preceding two disciplines, placed fifth. Teodors Pērkums fell in the small final to Lithuania’s Mantas Kulešius. Maija Ciagune completed a dominant weekend by winning the U14 women’s class against Elza Buša, while Līva Meldere took third over Tīna Oliņa.
Tadas Mikelionis and Kate Kalniņa Win U12 Finals
Lithuania’s Tadas Mikelionis defeated Estonia’s Matias Lauk in the U12 boys’ final. Bruno Blaus edged out Andris Ameriks for the third-place position. Kate Kalniņa interrupted Laura Meldere’s winning streak by taking the U12 girls’ gold medal, with Emīlija Biezā finishing third ahead of Patrīcija Vārpiņa.
Ingrīda Sīpola won the Master women’s classification ahead of Lithuania’s Gumauskiene. Arturs Kāršenieks secured the Master men’s victory by defeating Pauls Stēga in the final, while local racer Daļius Ila finished third.
FIS Slalom Races and Superslalom Results Open Baltic Cup
Earlier in the week on Tuesday and Wednesday, Druskininkai hosted two FIS slalom races that opened the new Baltic Cup season. During the superslalom opening day of the weekend, U16 men’s leader after the first run Hugo Jurevskis finished second behind Andre Sarri by seven hundredths of a second, while Edvards kapteinis-Veits pushed Fricis Doršs to fourth to take third place.
Emīlija Kliesta won the U16 women’s superslalom ahead of Laura Amerika and Martina Skudrule. Larno Kļaviņš won the U14 men’s superslalom ahead of Rūdolfs Veigulis and Adrians Reiters, while Dārta Jurevska took third in the U14 women’s class.
In the U12 events, Ernests Lācis placed third in the boys’ bracket, and Lara Komoli finished behind Emīlija Biezā in the girls’ classification, while Vitautas Paražinskis took third in the Master men’s group.
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