Latvia at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Latvia at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg
IOC code LAT
NOC Latvian Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpiade.lv  (in Latvian)
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors34 (25 men and 9 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer Daumants Dreiškens [1]
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Latvia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 34 competitors in 9 sports. They won one bronze medal in two-man bobsleigh and ranked 28th in the medal table.

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Medalists

Medals by sport
SportGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Bobsleigh 0011
Total0011
MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jānis Strenga
Oskars Melbārdis
Bobsleigh Two-man 19 February

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 112
Biathlon 213
Bobsleigh 808
Cross-country skiing 123
Figure skating 112
Luge 7310
Short track speed skating 202
Skeleton 213
Speed skating 101
Total25934

Alpine skiing

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kristaps Zvejnieks Men's combined 1:23.025148.74142:11.7626
Men's giant slalom 1:13.81411:14.46382:28.2735
Lelde Gasūna Women's giant slalom 1:18.65471:15.30422:33.9543
Women's slalom 54.503954.81371:49.3137

Biathlon

Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Latvia has qualified 2 men, [2] and 1 woman. [3]

AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Andrejs Rastorgujevs Men's sprint 24:34.43 (1+2)24
Men's pursuit 34:29.34 (1+0+1+2)12
Men's individual 53:41.86 (1+1+3+1)59
Men's mass start 38:47.43 (0+1+0+2)28
Oskars Muižnieks Men's sprint 25:56.32 (1+1)66
Men's individual 52:06.03 (0+2+0+1)42
Baiba Bendika Women's sprint 23:14.64 (3+1)39
Women's pursuit 33:59.43 (1+0+2+0)33
Women's individual 45:32.84 (0+1+1+2)39

Bobsleigh

Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, Latvia has qualified 4 sleds. [4] [5]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jānis Strenga
Oskars Melbārdis*
Two-man 49.08 TR149.541049.08249.2113:16.91Bronze medal icon.svg
Oskars Ķibermanis*
Matīss Miknis
49.21449.571249.32649.70143:17.809
Daumants Dreiškens
Oskars Melbārdis*
Jānis Strenga
Arvis Vilkaste
Four-man 48.82449.391248.91549.5323:16.655
Jānis Jansons
Oskars Ķibermanis*
Helvijs Lūsis
Matīss Miknis
49.181549.26=749.341149.6393:17.4110

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing

Distance
AthleteEventFinal
TimeDeficitRank
Indulis Bikše Men's 15 km freestyle 37:44.7+4:00.865
Men's 50 km classical 2:31:07.5+22:45.457
Patrīcija Eiduka Women's 10 km freestyle 28:13.6+3:13.144
Inga Paškovska 31:34.9+6:34.480
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Indulis Bikše Men's sprint 3:30.5363did not advance
Patrīcija Eiduka Women's sprint 3:49.7062did not advance

Figure skating

Latvia has qualified one male and female figure skater, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland. [6]

Individual
AthleteEventSPFSTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Deniss Vasiļjevs Men's singles 79.5221 Q155.0620234.5819
Diāna Ņikitina Ladies' singles 51.1226did not advance

Luge

Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Latvia qualified 8 sleds. [7]

Men
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kristers Aparjods Singles 47.822647.834647.8581347.942173:11.45611
Artūrs Dārznieks 48.3052148.6712948.60228Eliminated2:25.57824
Inārs Kivlenieks 48.2742048.3702248.0662048.112203:12.82220
Oskars Gudramovičs
Pēteris Kalniņš
Doubles 46.8901746.31791:33.20714
Andris Šics
Juris Šics
46.336946.10641:32.4426
Women
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kendija Aparjode Singles 48.1032746.9272147.29621Eliminated2:22.32622
Elīza Cauce 47.4582546.4771046.6241047.092163:07.65116
Ulla Zirne 46.471946.409747.3272246.895143:07.10212
Mixed team relay
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kristers Aparjods
Andris Šics
Juris Šics
Ulla Zirne
Team relay 47.369848.891749.05532:25.3156

Short track speed skating

Latvia has qualified two skaters for men's events for the Olympics during the four World Cup events in November 2017. [8]

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Roberto Puķītis Men's 1000 m 1:31.6352 Q1:24.0223did not advance11
Men's 1500 m 2:18.8252 Q2:11.1654 FB2:26.52511
Roberts Zvejnieks Men's 500 m 40.5632 Q40.9043did not advance10
Men's 1000 m 1:26.4083 ADV1:24.3064did not advance15

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

Skeleton

Based on the world rankings, Latvia qualified 3 sleds. [9] [10] Martins Dukurs, the sports' most decorated athlete, had previously meddled in Vancouver and Sochi. He was a favorite to win a medal in pyeongchang but fell short. Originally both Martins and Tomass had announced plans to retire following the 2018 Olympics, but after failing to secure a medal in pyeongchang reversed their decision.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Martins Dukurs Men's 50.85550.38250.32250.7653:22.314
Tomass Dukurs 50.88750.58550.65650.6343:22.745
Lelde Priedulēna Women's 52.14752.17552.09952.0983:28.497

Speed skating

Individual
AthleteEventRace
TimeRank
Haralds Silovs Men's 1000 m 1:09.5015
Men's 1500 m 1:45.254
Mass start
AthleteEventSemifinalFinal
PointsTimeRankPointsTimeRank
Haralds Silovs Men's mass start 38:28.939did not advance

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