Latvia at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Latvia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Latvian team consisted of 58 athletes in nine sports. These were the third consecutive games the country qualified to send 58 athletes.[4]

Latvia at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeLAT
NOCLatvian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
in Sochi
Competitors58 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Sandis Ozoliņš (opening)[1][2] Daumants Dreiškens (closing)[3]
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
5
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Ice hockey player Vitalijs Pavlovs tested positive for methylhexaneamine and was thrown out of the Olympics.[5]

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldOskars Melbārdis
Arvis Vilkaste
Daumants Dreiškens
Jānis Strenga		BobsleighFour-man23 February
 SilverMartins DukursSkeletonMen's15 February
 BronzeAndris Šics
Juris Šics		LugeMen's doubles12 February
 BronzeMārtiņš Rubenis
Elīza Tīruma
Andris Šics
Juris Šics		LugeMixed team relay13 February
 BronzeDaumants Dreiškens
Oskars Melbārdis		BobsleighTwo-man17 February

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Latvia had five athletes in qualification position.[6]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mārtiņš Onskulis Men's giant slalom DNF
Men's slalom 56.16 61 1:01.44 24 1:57.60 27
Roberts Rode Men's downhill N/A 2:17.50 47
Men's slalom DNF
Men's super-G N/A DNF
Kristaps Zvejnieks Men's giant slalom 1:27.80 47 1:29.50 46 2:57.30 43
Men's slalom DNF
Agnese Āboltiņa Women's giant slalom 1:31.85 61 DNF
Women's slalom 1:05.44 49 1:01.18 35 2:06.62 37
Women's super-G N/A 1:36.10 31
Lelde Gasūna Women's giant slalom DNF
Women's slalom 1:00.47 37 56.82 30 1:57.29 30

Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Latvia qualified 1 man and 1 woman.[7]

Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Andrejs Rastorgujevs Men's sprint 25:20.2 1 (1+0) 17
Men's pursuit 34:36.9 1 (0+0+1+0) 9
Men's individual 53:18.9 3 (0+1+0+2) 33
Men's mass start 43:53.1 3 (0+1+1+1) 14
Žanna Juškāne Women's sprint 25:36.5 6 (2+4) 79
Women's individual DNF 6 (2+2+2) DNF

Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Latvian two-man sled
Latvians took home the silver medal in four-man bobsleigh.

The team consisted of the following athletes:[4]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Daumants Dreiškens
Oskars Melbārdis*		 Two-man 56.62 SR 8 56.68 =3 56.43 5 56.75 8 3:46.48
Oskars Ķibermanis*
Vairis Leiboms		 57.11 15 57.22 19 57.00 15 57.19 19 3:48.52 16
Raivis Broks
Oskars Ķibermanis*
Vairis Leiboms
Helvijs Lūsis		 Four-man 55.68 15 55.52 13 55.97 =17 55.81 16 3:42.98 14
Daumants Dreiškens
Oskars Melbārdis*
Jānis Strenga
Arvis Vilkaste		 55.10 5 55.13 1 55.15 2 55.31 3 3:40.69

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Latvia had three athletes in qualification position.[6]

Distance
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Arvis Liepiņš Men's 15 km classical N/A 45:36.2 +7:06.5 73
Men's 30 km skiathlon 40:44.1 64 38:39.9 66 1:20:00.1 +11:44.7 66
Men's 50 km freestyle N/A 2:04:45.6 +17:50.4 59
Jānis Paipals Men's 15 km classical N/A DNF
Inga Dauškāne Women's 10 km classical N/A 36:13.1 +7:55.3 65
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Arvis Liepiņš Men's sprint 3:49.28 61 Did not advance
Jānis Paipals 3:56.21 71 Did not advance
Inga Dauškāne Women's sprint 2:53.90 59 Did not advance

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Latvia qualified a men's team by winning a qualification tournament.[8]

The following is the Latvian roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics.[9][10]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2013–14 team
1GErvīns Muštukovs184 cm (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb)7 April 1984Rīga EfB Ishockey (DEN)
3FJuris Štāls191 cm (6 ft 3 in)94 kg (207 lb)8 April 1982Rīga HK Poprad (SVK)
5FJānis Sprukts190 cm (6 ft 3 in)102 kg (225 lb)31 January 1982Rīga Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
6DArvīds Reķis180 cm (5 ft 11 in)90 kg (200 lb)1 January 1979Jūrmala Dinamo Riga (KHL)
8DSandis Ozoliņš – C190 cm (6 ft 3 in)97 kg (214 lb)3 August 1972Sigulda Dinamo Riga (KHL)
9DKrišjānis Rēdlihs189 cm (6 ft 2 in)93 kg (205 lb)15 January 1981Rīga Dinamo Riga (KHL)
10FLauris Dārziņš – A191 cm (6 ft 3 in)91 kg (201 lb)28 January 1985Rīga Dinamo Riga (KHL)
11DKristaps Sotnieks184 cm (6 ft 0 in)87 kg (192 lb)29 January 1987Rīga Dinamo Riga (KHL)
12FHerberts Vasiļjevs180 cm (5 ft 11 in)84 kg (185 lb)23 May 1976Rīga Krefeld Pinguine (DEL)
15FMārtiņš Karsums177 cm (5 ft 10 in)88 kg (194 lb)26 February 1986Rīga Dynamo Moscow (KHL)
16FKaspars Daugaviņš185 cm (6 ft 1 in)93 kg (205 lb)18 May 1988Rīga HC Geneve-Servette (NLA)
21FArmands Bērziņš192 cm (6 ft 4 in)97 kg (214 lb)27 December 1983Rīga Beibarys Atyrau (KAZ)
24FMiķelis Rēdlihs181 cm (5 ft 11 in)81 kg (179 lb)1 July 1984Rīga Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
28FZemgus Girgensons188 cm (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)5 January 1994Rīga Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
29DRalfs Freibergs180 cm (5 ft 11 in)87 kg (192 lb)17 May 1991Rīga Bowling Green Falcons (NCAA)
31GEdgars Masaļskis179 cm (5 ft 10 in)85 kg (187 lb)31 March 1980Rīga HK Poprad (SVK)
32DArtūrs Kulda188 cm (6 ft 2 in)98 kg (216 lb)25 July 1988Leipzig, Germany Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
37DOskars Bārtulis – A190 cm (6 ft 3 in)92 kg (203 lb)21 January 1987Ogre Donbass Donetsk (KHL)
47FMārtiņš Cipulis181 cm (5 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb)29 November 1980Cēsis Dinamo Riga (KHL)
50GKristers Gudļevskis193 cm (6 ft 4 in)86 kg (190 lb)31 July 1992Aizkraukle Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
51FKoba Jass183 cm (6 ft 0 in)87 kg (192 lb)4 May 1990Rīga Bílí Tygři Liberec (CZE)
70FMiks Indrašis190 cm (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb)30 September 1990Rīga Dinamo Riga (KHL)
79FVitālijs Pavlovs195 cm (6 ft 5 in)98 kg (216 lb)17 June 1989Rīga Dinamo Riga (KHL)
81DGeorgijs Pujacs184 cm (6 ft 0 in)98 kg (216 lb)11 June 1981Rīga Dinamo Riga (KHL)
91FRonalds Ķēniņš182 cm (6 ft 0 in)91 kg (201 lb)28 February 1991Rīga ZSC Lions (NLA)
Group stage
Team
 GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 33000105+59
  Switzerland 3200121+16
 Czech Republic 3100267−13
 Latvia 30003510−50
12 February 2014
21:00		Latvia 0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)		  SwitzerlandShayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 5,116
14 February 2014
12:00		Czech Republic 4–2
(2–1, 2–1, 0–0)		 LatviaBolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi
Attendance: 5,831
15 February 2014
21:00		Sweden 5–3
(1–1, 3–1, 1–1)		 LatviaShayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 3,709
Qualification playoff
18 February 2014
21:00		Switzerland  1–3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1)		 LatviaBolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi
Attendance: 7,912
Quarterfinal
19 February 2014
21:00		Canada 2–1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)		 LatviaBolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi
Attendance: 9,825

Luge
Main article: Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Latvia achieved the following quota places:

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Inārs Kivlenieks Singles 52.872 15 52.927 20 52.347 16 52.379 17 3:30.525 16
Kristaps Mauriņš 53.144 23 52.923 19 52.518 21 52.630 23 3:31.215 21
Mārtiņš Rubenis 52.775 =11 52.560 7 52.229 10 52.133 5 3:29.697 10
Oskars Gudramovičs
Pēteris Kalniņš		 Doubles 50.388 12 50.074 9 N/A 1:40.462 10
Andris Šics
Juris Šics		 49.880 5 49.910 3 N/A 1:39.790
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Elīza Tīruma Singles 50.926 11 50.651 12 50.758 12 50.736 13 3:23.071 12
Ulla Zirne 51.125 15 51.159 21 51.054 15 51.347 21 3:24.685 18
Mixed team relay
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mārtiņš Rubenis
Andris Šics
Juris Šics
Elīza Tīruma		 Team relay 54.745 5 56.048 4 56.502 4 2:47.295

Short track speed skating
Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Roberto Puķītis 1500 m 2:30.671 5 ADV 2:16.961 5 Did not advance 15

Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Skeleton
Main article: Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Latvia had three athletes in qualification positions.

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martins Dukurs Men's 56.18 2 56.37 2 56.26 1 56.29 2 3:45.10
Tomass Dukurs 57.03 6 57.06 12 56.75 5 56.74 =7 3:47.58 4
Lelde Priedulēna Women's 59.73 16 59.31 11 58.73 12 58.51 10 3:56.28 14

Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Men
Haralds Silovs (under) riding the 1500 m
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Haralds Silovs 500 m 36.12 39 36.32 38 72.44 37
1000 m N/A 1:10.29 24
1500 m N/A 1:46.79 14

References
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  6. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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  10. Team Roster Latvia
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