Latvia at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Latvia at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg
Flag of Latvia
IOC code LAT
NOC Latvian Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpiade.lv  (in Latvian)
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors45 (37 men and 8 women) in 6 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Latvia will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026, this will be the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympic Winter Games, the nation made its debut at Chamonix 1924, except for Lake Placid 1932, due to worldwide great depression, the nation made its return to Garmisch Partenkirchen 1936, due to World War II, the nation joined the Soviet Union, except for that occasion, St Moritz 1948, from Cortina 1956 through Calgary 1988, as part of USSR, following the Fall of the USSR in 1991, Latvia gained independence, and it has been competing in every Winter Olympics since Albertville 1992.

Contents

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 112
Biathlon 448
Cross-country skiing 336
Figure skating 202
Ice hockey 25025
Short-track speed skating 202
Total37845

Alpine skiing

Latvia qualified one male and one female alpine skier through the basic quota. [1]

Biathlon

Latvia qualified four female and four male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score. [2] [3]

Cross-country skiing

Latvia qualified one male and one female cross-country skier through the basic quota. [4] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Latvia qualified a further two female and two male athletes. [4]

Figure skating

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Latvia secured two quota in each of the men's singles. [5]

AthleteEventSP/SDFP/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Fedir Kulish Men's singles
Deniss Vasiļjevs

Ice hockey

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup stageQualification
playoff		QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Latvia men's Men's tournament

Men's tournament

Latvia men's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 25 players by winning a final qualification tournament. [6]

Roster

The first six players of Latvia's roster were announced on 16 June 2025. [7]

Head coach: Harijs Vītoliņš

No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdateTeam
18F Rodrigo Ābols 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb) (1996-01-05)5 January 1996 (aged 30) Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Flyers
26D Uvis Balinskis 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)76 kg (168 lb) (1996-08-01)1 August 1996 (aged 29) Flag of the United States.svg Florida Panthers
28F Zemgus Girgensons 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)89 kg (197 lb) (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (aged 32) Flag of the United States.svg Tampa Bay Lightning
30G Elvis Merzļikins 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)82 kg (181 lb) (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 31) Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Blue Jackets
31G Artūrs Šilovs 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)94 kg (208 lb) (2001-03-22)22 March 2001 (aged 24) Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh Penguins
53F Teddy Blueger 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb) (1994-08-15)15 August 1994 (aged 31) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Canucks
Group play
PosTeam
PldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 000000000 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 000000000Possible quarterfinals based on ranking
3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 000000000 Playoffs
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 000000000
First match(es) will be played: 11 February 2026. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
12 February 2026 (2026-02-12)
21:10
v 		Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of the United States.svg  United States PalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan
14 February 2026 (2026-02-14)
12:10
v 		Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Fiera Milano, Milan
15 February 2026 (2026-02-15)
19:10
v 		Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Fiera Milano, Milan

Short-track speed skating

Latvia qualified two male short-track speed skaters after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour. [8]

Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
  500 m
 
  1000 m
 
  1500 m N/a
 N/a

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "World Cup Standings 2024/25". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "IBU qualifying points". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Cross-Country quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Jae-youl Kim; Colin Smith (4 April 2025). "Communication No. 2696 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE" (pdf). International Skating Union . Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Latvian ice-hockey teams wins ticket to 2026 Olympic Games". LETA. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Latvia names 1st 6 players to preliminary Olympics roster". National Hockey League . 16 June 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Communication No. 2755 XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milano Cortina Qualified quota places Short Track" (PDF). www.isu.org. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
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