Latvia at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Latvia at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Refer to caption
Flag of Latvia
IOC codeLAT
NOCLatvian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.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
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)

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.

Medalists

Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Bobsleigh 0 0 1 1
Total 0 0 1 1
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 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.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Biathlon 2 1 3
Bobsleigh 8 0 8
Cross-country skiing 1 2 3
Figure skating 1 1 2
Luge 7 3 10
Short track speed skating 2 0 2
Skeleton 2 1 3
Speed skating 1 0 1
Total 25 9 34

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kristaps Zvejnieks Men's combined 1:23.02 51 48.74 14 2:11.76 26
Men's giant slalom 1:13.81 41 1:14.46 38 2:28.27 35
Lelde Gasūna Women's giant slalom 1:18.65 47 1:15.30 42 2:33.95 43
Women's slalom 54.50 39 54.81 37 1:49.31 37

Biathlon

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Andrejs Rastorgujevs Men's sprint 24:34.4 3 (1+2) 24
Men's pursuit 34:29.3 4 (1+0+1+2) 12
Men's individual 53:41.8 6 (1+1+3+1) 59
Men's mass start 38:47.4 3 (0+1+0+2) 28
Oskars Muižnieks Men's sprint 25:56.3 2 (1+1) 66
Men's individual 52:06.0 3 (0+2+0+1) 42
Baiba Bendika Women's sprint 23:14.6 4 (3+1) 39
Women's pursuit 33:59.4 3 (1+0+2+0) 33
Women's individual 45:32.8 4 (0+1+1+2) 39

Bobsleigh

Main articles: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jānis Strenga
Oskars Melbārdis* 		Two-man 49.08 TR 1 49.54 10 49.08 2 49.21 1 3:16.91 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Oskars Ķibermanis*
Matīss Miknis 		49.21 4 49.57 12 49.32 6 49.70 14 3:17.80 9
Daumants Dreiškens
Oskars Melbārdis*
Jānis Strenga
Arvis Vilkaste 		Four-man 48.82 4 49.39 12 48.91 5 49.53 2 3:16.65 5
Jānis Jansons
Oskars Ķibermanis*
Helvijs Lūsis
Matīss Miknis 		49.18 15 49.26 =7 49.34 11 49.63 9 3:17.41 10

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Indulis Bikše Men's 15 km freestyle 37:44.7 +4:00.8 65
Men's 50 km classical 2:31:07.5 +22:45.4 57
Patrīcija Eiduka Women's 10 km freestyle 28:13.6 +3:13.1 44
Inga Paškovska 31:34.9 +6:34.4 80
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Indulis Bikše Men's sprint 3:30.53 63 did not advance
Patrīcija Eiduka Women's sprint 3:49.70 62 did not advance

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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
Athlete Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Deniss Vasiļjevs Men's singles 79.52 21 Q 155.06 20 234.58 19
Diāna Ņikitina Ladies' singles 51.12 26 did not advance

Luge

Main articles: Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kristers Aparjods Singles 47.822 6 47.834 6 47.858 13 47.942 17 3:11.456 11
Artūrs Dārznieks 48.305 21 48.671 29 48.602 28 Eliminated 2:25.578 24
Inārs Kivlenieks 48.274 20 48.370 22 48.066 20 48.112 20 3:12.822 20
Oskars Gudramovičs
Pēteris Kalniņš 		Doubles 46.890 17 46.317 9 — 1:33.207 14
Andris Šics
Juris Šics 		46.336 9 46.106 4 — 1:32.442 6
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 48.103 27 46.927 21 47.296 21 Eliminated 2:22.326 22
Elīza Cauce 47.458 25 46.477 10 46.624 10 47.092 16 3:07.651 16
Ulla Zirne 46.471 9 46.409 7 47.327 22 46.895 14 3:07.102 12
Mixed team relay
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kristers Aparjods
Andris Šics
Juris Šics
Ulla Zirne 		Team relay 47.369 8 48.891 7 49.055 3 2:25.315 6

Short track speed skating

Main articles: Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Roberto Puķītis Men's 1000 m 1:31.635 2 Q 1:24.022 3 did not advance 11
Men's 1500 m 2:18.825 2 Q — 2:11.165 4 FB 2:26.525 11
Roberts Zvejnieks Men's 500 m 40.563 2 Q 40.904 3 did not advance 10
Men's 1000 m 1:26.408 3 ADV 1:24.306 4 did not advance 15

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

Main articles: Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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.

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 50.85 5 50.38 2 50.32 2 50.76 5 3:22.31 4
Tomass Dukurs 50.88 7 50.58 5 50.65 6 50.63 4 3:22.74 5
Lelde Priedulēna Women's 52.14 7 52.17 5 52.09 9 52.09 8 3:28.49 7

Speed skating

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Individual
Athlete Event Race
Time Rank
Haralds Silovs Men's 1000 m 1:09.50 15
Men's 1500 m 1:45.25 4
Mass start
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Points Time Rank Points Time Rank
Haralds Silovs Men's mass start 3 8:28.93 9 did not advance

References

  1. ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Men's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Latviju Phjončhanas olimpiskajās spēlēs pārstāvēs 35 sportisti deviņos sporta veidos (There will be 35 sportsmens from Latvia at the 2018 Winter Games)" (in Latvian). LETA. 22 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 2-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 4-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Figure Skating Quota places for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Ranking list" (PDF). fil-luge.org. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  8. ^ "XXI II Olympic Winter Games 2018 PyeongChang: Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union (ISU). 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Men's Skeleton - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Women's Skeleton - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.