Sporting event delegation
Latvia competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 — 20 February 2022,[1][2] gaining 1 medal.
Lauris Dārziņš and Elīza Tīruma were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[3][4] Meanwhile, bobsledder, Matīss Miknis was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[5]
Competitors
The following is a list of the number of competitors participating at the Games per sport.
Medalists
The following Latvian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
Alpine skiing
By meeting the basic qualification standards Latvia qualified one male (Miks Edgars Zvejnieks) and one female (Liene Bondare) alpine skier.[6]
Biathlon
Bobsleigh
- Men
* – Denotes the driver of the sled
Cross-country skiing
Latvia qualified two male and five female cross-country skiers.[7]
- Distance
- Men
- Women
- Sprint
In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Latvia secured one quota in the men's competition.[8]
- Individual
Ice hockey
- Summary
Key:
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
|
Sweden L 2–3
|
Finland L 1–3
|
Slovakia L 2–5
|
—
|
4
|
Denmark L 2–3
|
did not advance
|
11
|
Latvia has qualified 28 male competitors to the ice hockey tournament.[9]
Men's tournament
Latvia men's national ice hockey team qualified by winning the final qualification tournament.[10]
- Team roster
The roster was announced on 24 January 2022.[11]
Head coach: Harijs Vītoliņš
- Group play
- Playoffs
Nordic combined
Luge
Based on the results from the 2021–22 Luge World Cup season, Latvia qualified 8 sleds.[12]
- Men
- Women
Athlete
|
Event
|
Run 1
|
Run 2
|
Run 3
|
Run 4
|
Total
|
Time
|
Rank
|
Time
|
Rank
|
Time
|
Rank
|
Time
|
Rank
|
Time
|
Rank
|
Kendija Aparjode
|
Singles
|
59.107
|
13
|
59.020
|
7
|
58.928
|
15
|
59.084
|
12
|
3:56.139
|
11
|
Elīza Tīruma
|
58.956
|
8
|
58.849
|
6
|
58.865
|
11
|
58.771
|
8
|
3:55.441
|
8
|
Elīna Ieva Vītola
|
59.025
|
12
|
59.140
|
14
|
59.029
|
17
|
1:00.957
|
18
|
3:58.151
|
18
|
- Mixed team relay
Short track speed skating
Latvia has qualified two male short track speed skaters.[13]
Skeleton
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
|
1:00.62
|
6
|
1:00.62
|
3
|
1:00.40
|
4
|
1:01.12
|
13
|
4:02.76
|
7
|
Tomass Dukurs
|
1:00.76
|
8
|
1:00.79
|
7
|
1:00.74
|
10
|
1:00.92
|
10
|
4:03.21
|
9
|
Endija Tērauda
|
Women's
|
1:02.98
|
20
|
1:03.15
|
19
|
1:02.65
|
18
|
1:02.79
|
17
|
4:11.57
|
20
|
Speed skating
- Individual
- Mass start
See also
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