Latvia at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Latvia at the 2026 Winter Olympics
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)
Competitors	43 (35 men and 8 women) in 5 sports
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948–1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Other related appearances
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.

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Biathlon	4	4	8
Cross-country skiing	3	3	6
Figure skating	2	0	2
Ice hockey	25	0	25
Total	35	8	43

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Latvia has qualified one male and one female alpine skier through the basic quota so far. ^{[1] [2]}

Biathlon

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Latvia has qualified four female and four male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score. ^{[3] [4]}

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Latvia has qualified one male and one female cross-country skier through the basic quota so far. ^{[5] [6] [7]} Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Latvia has qualified further two female and two male athletes. ^[8]

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Latvia secured two quota in each of the men's singles. ^[9]

Athlete	Event	SP/SD		FP/FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
	Men's singles

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Summary

Key:

• OT – Overtime
• GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout

Team	Event	Group stage					Qualification playoff	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Latvia men's	Men's tournament

Men's tournament

Main articles: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament and Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

Latvia men's national ice hockey team qualified a team of 25 players by winning a final qualification tournament. ^[10]

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible quarterfinals based on ranking
3	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Playoffs
4	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 11 February 2025. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers

12 February 2026 (2026-02-12) 21:10 v

Latvia

v

United States

PalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan

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14 February 2026 (2026-02-14) 12:10 v

Germany

v

Latvia

Fiera Milano, Milan

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15 February 2026 (2026-02-15) 19:10 v

Denmark

v

Latvia

Fiera Milano, Milan

See also

• Latvia at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

References

1. "Qualification System for XXV Olympic Winter Games, Milano Cortina 2026" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
2. "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
3. "World Cup Standings 2024/25". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
4. "IBU qualifying points". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
5. "FIS U23 World Ski Championships - Women's Sprint Results". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 18 February 2025.
6. "FIS U23 World Ski Championships - Men's 20km Mass Start Classic Results". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 18 February 2025.
7. "FIS U23 World Ski Championships - Men's 10km Interval Start Free Results". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 18 February 2025.
8. "Olympic Winter Games 2026 Quota List Cross-Country". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
9. 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.
10. "Latvian ice-hockey teams wins ticket to 2026 Olympic Games". LETA. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.