Latvia_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics
Latvia at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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]
Quick Facts Latvia at the 2014 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| Latvia at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | LAT |
| NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sochi | |
| Competitors | 58 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Sandis Ozoliņš (opening)[1][2] Daumants Dreiškens (closing)[3] |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
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Ice hockey player Vitalijs Pavlovs tested positive for methylhexaneamine and was thrown out of the Olympics.[5]
Latvia originally won two silver medals and two bronze medals. In November 2017, the Russian Bobsleigh teams that came first and fourth in the four-man event, was disqualified. In addition, the Russian Bobsleigh teams that came first and fourth in the two-man event, was also disqualified. This meant Latvia moved from the original 5th place to the bronze medal position in the two-man event and from the original silver medal to the gold medal position in the four-man event respectively.[6][7][8] The IOC requested that the FIBT modify the results, and the medals were redistributed accordingly.[9][10] Also, the gold medal in the four-man Bobsleigh event is Latvia's first Winter Olympic gold medal.[11]
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| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Gold | Oskars Melbārdis Arvis Vilkaste Daumants Dreiškens Jānis Strenga | Bobsleigh | Four-man | 23 February |
 Silver | Martins Dukurs | Skeleton | Men's | 15 February |
 Bronze | Andris Šics Juris Šics | Luge | Men's doubles | 12 February |
| Bronze | Mārtiņš Rubenis Elīza Tīruma Andris Šics Juris Šics | Luge | Mixed team relay | 13 February |
| Bronze | Daumants Dreiškens Oskars Melbārdis | Bobsleigh | Two-man | 17 February |
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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.[12]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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| 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 | — | 2:17.50 | 47 | |||
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Men's super-G | — | 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 | — | 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 | |
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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.[13]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 |
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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics
The team consisted of the following athletes:[4]
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| 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 | | |
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* – Denotes the driver of each sled
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.[12]
- Distance
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Arvis Liepiņš | Men's 15 km classical | — | 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 | — | 2:04:45.6 | +17:50.4 | 59 | ||||
| Jānis Paipals | Men's 15 km classical | — | DNF | |||||
| Inga Dauškāne | Women's 10 km classical | — | 36:13.1 | +7:55.3 | 65 | |||
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- Sprint
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| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| 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 | |||||
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Main article: Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Latvia qualified a men's team by winning a qualification tournament.[14]
The following is the Latvian roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics.[15][16]
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| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2013–14 team |
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| 1 | G | Ervīns Muštukovs | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 7 April 1984 | Rīga |  EfB Ishockey (DEN) |
| 3 | F | Juris Štāls | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 8 April 1982 | Rīga |  HK Poprad (SVK) |
| 5 | F | Jānis Sprukts | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 31 January 1982 | Rīga |  Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) |
| 6 | D | Arvīds Reķis | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 1 January 1979 | Jūrmala |  Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 8 | D | Sandis Ozoliņš – C | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 3 August 1972 | Sigulda | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 9 | D | Krišjānis Rēdlihs | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 15 January 1981 | Rīga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 10 | F | Lauris Dārziņš – A | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 28 January 1985 | Rīga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 11 | D | Kristaps Sotnieks | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 29 January 1987 | Rīga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 12 | F | Herberts Vasiļjevs | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 23 May 1976 | Rīga |  Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) |
| 15 | F | Mārtiņš Karsums | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 26 February 1986 | Rīga | Dynamo Moscow (KHL) |
| 16 | F | Kaspars Daugaviņš | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 18 May 1988 | Rīga |  HC Geneve-Servette (NLA) |
| 21 | F | Armands Bērziņš | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 27 December 1983 | Rīga |  Beibarys Atyrau (KAZ) |
| 24 | F | Miķelis Rēdlihs | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 1 July 1984 | Rīga | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) |
| 28 | F | Zemgus Girgensons | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 5 January 1994 | Rīga |  Buffalo Sabres (NHL) |
| 29 | D | Ralfs Freibergs | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 17 May 1991 | Rīga | Bowling Green Falcons (NCAA) |
| 31 | G | Edgars Masaļskis | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 31 March 1980 | Rīga | HK Poprad (SVK) |
| 32 | D | Artūrs Kulda | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 25 July 1988 | Leipzig, Germany | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) |
| 37 | D | Oskars Bārtulis – A | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 21 January 1987 | Ogre |  Donbass Donetsk (KHL) |
| 47 | F | Mārtiņš Cipulis | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 29 November 1980 | Cēsis | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 50 | G | Kristers Gudļevskis | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 31 July 1992 | Aizkraukle | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) |
| 51 | F | Koba Jass | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 4 May 1990 | Rīga |  Bílí Tygři Liberec (CZE) |
| 70 | F | Miks Indrašis | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 30 September 1990 | Rīga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 79 | F | Vitālijs Pavlovs | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 17 June 1989 | Rīga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 81 | D | Georgijs Pujacs | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 11 June 1981 | Rīga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 91 | F | Ronalds Ķēniņš | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 28 February 1991 | Rīga | ZSC Lions (NLA) |
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- Group stage
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| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
| Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| Latvia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
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| 12 February 2014 21:00 | Latvia | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Switzerland | Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 5,116 |
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| Edgars Masaļskis | Goalies | Jonas Hiller | Referees: Lars Brüggemann Brad Meier Linesmen:  Derek Amell Sakari Suominen | ||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||
| 21 | Shots | 39 | |||
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| 14 February 2014 12:00 | Czech Republic | 4–2 (2–1, 2–1, 0–0) | Latvia | Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi Attendance: 5,831 |
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| Ondřej Pavelec | Goalies | Edgars Masaļskis | Referees: Tim Peel Jyri Rönn Linesmen: André Schrader Mark Wheler | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 15 February 2014 21:00 | Sweden | 5–3 (1–1, 3–1, 1–1) | Latvia | Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 3,709 |
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| Henrik Lundqvist | Goalies | Kristers Gudļevskis | Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Ian Walsh Linesmen: Tommy George Andy McElman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Qualification playoff
| 18 February 2014 21:00 | Switzerland | 1–3 (0–2, 1–0, 0–1) | Latvia | Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi Attendance: 7,912 |
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| Jonas Hiller | Goalies | Edgars Masaļskis | Referees: Mike Leggo Jyri Rönn Linesmen: Brad Kovachik André Schrader | |||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||
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- Quarterfinal
| 19 February 2014 21:00 | Canada | 2–1 (1–1, 0–0, 1–0) | Latvia | Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi Attendance: 9,825 |
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| Carey Price | Goalies | Kristers Gudļevskis | Referees: Tim Peel Jyri Rönn Linesmen: Brad Kovachik Sakari Suominen | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 57 | Shots | 16 | |||||||||
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Main article: Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Latvia achieved the following quota places:
- Men
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| 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 | — | 1:40.462 | 10 | |||
| Andris Šics Juris Šics |
49.880 | 5 | 49.910 | 3 | — | 1:39.790 | | ||||
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- Women
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| 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 | |
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- Mixed team relay
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| 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 | |
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Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Roberto Puķītis | 1500 m | 2:30.671 | 5 ADV | 2:16.961 | 5 | Did not advance | 15 |
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Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
Main article: Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Latvia had three athletes in qualification positions.
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| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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| 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 |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Men
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| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Haralds Silovs | 500 m | 36.12 | 39 | 36.32 | 38 | 72.44 | 37 |
| 1000 m | — | 1:10.29 | 24 | ||||
| 1500 m | — | 1:46.79 | 14 | ||||
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