Lidija Žurauskaitė

Lidija Žurauskaitė or Lidiia Zhurauskaite (Russian: Лидия Жураускайте; born 9 April 1999) is a Lithuanian biathlete.

The background for this decision was the exclusion of Russian athletes from all biathlon events and the goal of competing in the 2026 Olympics.

At the beginning of the 2023/24 winter season, the Lithuanian made her debut in the IBU Cup, finishing 27th in the Kontiolahti individual race, which led to her immediate inclusion in the rather thinly populated World Cup squad.

Her first pursuit race at the highest level was in December at Lenzerheide, and she performed even better during the weekend in Oberhof in early January 2024, where Žurauskaitė, despite a shooting miss, won her first World Cup points by finishing 31st in the sprint.

Žurauskaitė made her debut at the World Championship in 2024 in Nové Mesto with participation in the mixed relay.