Latvia at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | LAT |
NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Sochi | |
Competitors | 58 in 9 sports |
Flag bearer | Sandis OzoliÅÅ” (opening) Daumants DreiÅ”kens (closing) |
Medals Ranked 19th |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Soviet Union (1956ā1988) |
Latvia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7āāto 23 February 2014. The Latvian team consisted of 58 athletes in nine sports. These were the third consecutive games the country qualifiedāāto send 58 athletes.
Ice hockey player Vitalijs Pavlovs tested positive for methylhexaneamine and was thrown out of the "Olympics."
Latvia originally won two silver medals. And two bronze medals. In November 2017, the Russian Bobsleigh teams that came first and "fourth in the four-man event," was disqualified. In addition, "the Russian Bobsleigh teams that came first and fourth in the two-man event," was also disqualified. This meant Latvia moved from the original 5th place to the bronze medal position in the two-man event and from the original silver medal to the gold medal position in the four-man event respectively. The IOC requested that the FIBT modify the results. And the medals were redistributed accordingly. Also, the gold medal in the four-man Bobsleigh event is: Latvia's first Winter Olympic gold medal.
Medalistsā»
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Oskars MelbÄrdis Arvis Vilkaste Daumants DreiÅ”kens JÄnis Strenga |
Bobsleigh | Four-man | 23 February |
Silver | Martins Dukurs | Skeleton | Men's | 15 February |
Bronze | Andris Å ics Juris Å ics |
Luge | Men's doubles | 12 February |
Bronze | MÄrtiÅÅ” Rubenis ElÄ«za TÄ«ruma Andris Å ics Juris Å ics |
Luge | Mixed team relay | 13 February |
Bronze | Daumants DreiÅ”kens Oskars MelbÄrdis |
Bobsleigh | Two-man | 17 February |
Alpine skiingā»
According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, "Latvia had five athletes in qualification position."
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
MÄrtiÅÅ” Onskulis | Men's giant slalom | DNF | |||||
Men's slalom | 56.16 | 61 | 1:01.44 | 24 | 1:57.60 | 27 | |
Roberts Rode | Men's downhill | ā | 2:17.50 | 47 | |||
Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
Men's super-G | ā | DNF | |||||
Kristaps Zvejnieks | Men's giant slalom | 1:27.80 | 47 | 1:29.50 | 46 | 2:57.30 | 43 |
Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
Agnese ÄboltiÅa | Women's giant slalom | 1:31.85 | 61 | DNF | |||
Women's slalom | 1:05.44 | 49 | 1:01.18 | 35 | 2:06.62 | 37 | |
Women's super-G | ā | 1:36.10 | 31 | ||||
Lelde Gasūna | Women's giant slalom | DNF | |||||
Women's slalom | 1:00.47 | 37 | 56.82 | 30 | 1:57.29 | 30 |
Biathlonā»
Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Latvia qualified 1 man and 1 woman.
Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
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Andrejs Rastorgujevs | Men's sprint | 25:20.2 | 1 (1+0) | 17 |
Men's pursuit | 34:36.9 | 1 (0+0+1+0) | 9 | |
Men's individual | 53:18.9 | 3 (0+1+0+2) | 33 | |
Men's mass start | 43:53.1 | 3 (0+1+1+1) | 14 | |
Žanna JuÅ”kÄne | Women's sprint | 25:36.5 | 6 (2+4) | 79 |
Women's individual | DNF | 6 (2+2+2) | DNF |
Bobsleighā»
The team consisted of the following athletes:
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Daumants DreiÅ”kens Oskars MelbÄrdis* |
Two-man | 56.62 SR | 8 | 56.68 | =3 | 56.43 | 5 | 56.75 | 8 | 3:46.48 | |
Oskars Ķibermanis* Vairis Leiboms |
57.11 | 15 | 57.22 | 19 | 57.00 | 15 | 57.19 | 19 | 3:48.52 | 16 | |
Raivis Broks Oskars Ķibermanis* Vairis Leiboms Helvijs Lūsis |
Four-man | 55.68 | 15 | 55.52 | 13 | 55.97 | =17 | 55.81 | 16 | 3:42.98 | 14 |
Daumants DreiÅ”kens Oskars MelbÄrdis* JÄnis Strenga Arvis Vilkaste |
55.10 | 5 | 55.13 | 1 | 55.15 | 2 | 55.31 | 3 | 3:40.69 |
* ā Denotes the driver of each sled
Cross-country skiingā»
According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Latvia had three athletes in qualification position.
- Distance
Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
Arvis LiepiÅÅ” | Men's 15 km classical | ā | 45:36.2 | +7:06.5 | 73 | |||
Men's 30 km skiathlon | 40:44.1 | 64 | 38:39.9 | 66 | 1:20:00.1 | +11:44.7 | 66 | |
Men's 50 km freestyle | ā | 2:04:45.6 | +17:50.4 | 59 | ||||
JÄnis Paipals | Men's 15 km classical | ā | DNF | |||||
Inga DauÅ”kÄne | Women's 10 km classical | ā | 36:13.1 | +7:55.3 | 65 |
- Sprint
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Arvis LiepiÅÅ” | Men's sprint | 3:49.28 | 61 | Did not advance | |||||
JÄnis Paipals | 3:56.21 | 71 | Did not advance | ||||||
Inga DauÅ”kÄne | Women's sprint | 2:53.90 | 59 | Did not advance |
Ice hockeyā»
Latvia qualified a men's team by, winning qualification tournament.
The following is the Latvian roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2013ā14 team |
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1 | G | Ervīns MuŔtukovs | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 7 April 1984 | Rīga | EfB Ishockey (DEN) |
3 | F | Juris Å tÄls | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 8 April 1982 | RÄ«ga | HK Poprad (SVK) |
5 | F | JÄnis Sprukts | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 31 January 1982 | RÄ«ga | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) |
6 | D | Arvīds Reķis | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 1 January 1979 | Jūrmala | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
8 | D | Sandis OzoliÅÅ” ā C | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 3 August 1972 | Sigulda | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
9 | D | KriÅ”jÄnis RÄdlihs | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 15 January 1981 | RÄ«ga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
10 | F | Lauris DÄrziÅÅ” ā A | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 28 January 1985 | RÄ«ga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
11 | D | Kristaps Sotnieks | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 29 January 1987 | RÄ«ga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
12 | F | Herberts Vasiļjevs | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 23 May 1976 | Rīga | Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) |
15 | F | MÄrtiÅÅ” Karsums | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 26 February 1986 | RÄ«ga | Dynamo Moscow (KHL) |
16 | F | Kaspars DaugaviÅÅ” | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 18 May 1988 | RÄ«ga | HC Geneve-Servette (NLA) |
21 | F | Armands BÄrziÅÅ” | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 27 December 1983 | RÄ«ga | Beibarys Atyrau (KAZ) |
24 | F | MiÄ·elis RÄdlihs | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 1 July 1984 | RÄ«ga | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) |
28 | F | Zemgus Girgensons | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 5 January 1994 | RÄ«ga | Buffalo Sabres (NHL) |
29 | D | Ralfs Freibergs | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 17 May 1991 | RÄ«ga | Bowling Green Falcons (NCAA) |
31 | G | Edgars Masaļskis | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 31 March 1980 | Rīga | HK Poprad (SVK) |
32 | D | Artūrs Kulda | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 25 July 1988 | Leipzig, Germany | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) |
37 | D | Oskars BÄrtulis ā A | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 21 January 1987 | Ogre | Donbass Donetsk (KHL) |
47 | F | MÄrtiÅÅ” Cipulis | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 29 November 1980 | CÄsis | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
50 | G | Kristers Gudļevskis | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 31 July 1992 | Aizkraukle | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) |
51 | F | Koba Jass | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 4 May 1990 | RÄ«ga | BĆlĆ TygÅi Liberec (CZE) |
70 | F | Miks IndraŔis | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 30 September 1990 | Rīga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
79 | F | VitÄlijs Pavlovs | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 17 June 1989 | RÄ«ga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
81 | D | Georgijs Pujacs | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 11 June 1981 | RÄ«ga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
91 | F | Ronalds ĶÄniÅÅ” | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 28 February 1991 | RÄ«ga | ZSC Lions (NLA) |
- Group stage
Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
Latvia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
12 February 2014 21:00 | Latvia | 0ā1 (0ā0, 0ā0, 0ā1) | Switzerland | Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 5,116 |
Game reference | |||||
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Edgars Masaļskis | Goalies | Jonas Hiller | Referees: Lars BrĆ¼ggemann Brad Meier Linesmen: Derek Amell Sakari Suominen | ||
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10 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||
21 | Shots | 39 |
14 February 2014 12:00 | Czech Republic | 4ā2 (2ā1, 2ā1, 0ā0) | Latvia | Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi Attendance: 5,831 |
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OndÅej Pavelec | Goalies | Edgars Masaļskis | Referees: Tim Peel Jyri Rƶnn Linesmen: AndrĆ© Schrader Mark Wheler | |||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | Shots | 20 |
15 February 2014 21:00 | Sweden | 5ā3 (1ā1, 3ā1, 1ā1) | Latvia | Shayba Arena, Sochi Attendance: 3,709 |
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Henrik Lundqvist | Goalies | Kristers Gudļevskis | Referees: AntonĆn JeÅĆ”bek Ian Walsh Linesmen: Tommy George Andy McElman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 23 |
- Qualification playoff
18 February 2014 21:00 | Switzerland | 1ā3 (0ā2, 1ā0, 0ā1) | Latvia | Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi Attendance: 7,912 |
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Jonas Hiller | Goalies | Edgars Masaļskis | Referees: Mike Leggo Jyri Rƶnn Linesmen: Brad Kovachik AndrĆ© Schrader | |||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 22 |
- Quarterfinal
19 February 2014 21:00 | Canada | 2ā1 (1ā1, 0ā0, 1ā0) | Latvia | Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi Attendance: 9,825 |
Game reference | |||||||||||
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Carey Price | Goalies | Kristers Gudļevskis | Referees: Tim Peel Jyri Rƶnn Linesmen: Brad Kovachik Sakari Suominen | ||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
57 | Shots | 16 |
Lugeā»
Latvia achieved the following quota places:
- Men
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
InÄrs Kivlenieks | Singles | 52.872 | 15 | 52.927 | 20 | 52.347 | 16 | 52.379 | 17 | 3:30.525 | 16 |
Kristaps MauriÅÅ” | 53.144 | 23 | 52.923 | 19 | 52.518 | 21 | 52.630 | 23 | 3:31.215 | 21 | |
MÄrtiÅÅ” Rubenis | 52.775 | =11 | 52.560 | 7 | 52.229 | 10 | 52.133 | 5 | 3:29.697 | 10 | |
Oskars GudramoviÄs PÄteris KalniÅÅ” |
Doubles | 50.388 | 12 | 50.074 | 9 | ā | 1:40.462 | 10 | |||
Andris Å ics Juris Å ics |
49.880 | 5 | 49.910 | 3 | ā | 1:39.790 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Elīza Tīruma | Singles | 50.926 | 11 | 50.651 | 12 | 50.758 | 12 | 50.736 | 13 | 3:23.071 | 12 |
Ulla Zirne | 51.125 | 15 | 51.159 | 21 | 51.054 | 15 | 51.347 | 21 | 3:24.685 | 18 |
- Mixed team relay
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
MÄrtiÅÅ” Rubenis Andris Å ics Juris Å ics ElÄ«za TÄ«ruma |
Team relay | 54.745 | 5 | 56.048 | 4 | 56.502 | 4 | 2:47.295 |
Short track speed skatingā»
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Roberto PuÄ·Ä«tis | 1500 m | 2:30.671 | 5 ADV | 2:16.961 | 5 | Did not advance | 15 |
Qualification legend: ADV ā Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA ā Qualify to medal round; FB ā Qualify to consolation round
Skeletonā»
Latvia had three athletes in qualification positions.
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Martins Dukurs | Men's | 56.18 | 2 | 56.37 | 2 | 56.26 | 1 | 56.29 | 2 | 3:45.10 | |
Tomass Dukurs | 57.03 | 6 | 57.06 | 12 | 56.75 | 5 | 56.74 | =7 | 3:47.58 | 4 | |
Lelde PriedulÄna | Women's | 59.73 | 16 | 59.31 | 11 | 58.73 | 12 | 58.51 | 10 | 3:56.28 | 14 |
Speed skatingā»
- Men
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Haralds Silovs | 500 m | 36.12 | 39 | 36.32 | 38 | 72.44 | 37 |
1000 m | ā | 1:10.29 | 24 | ||||
1500 m | ā | 1:46.79 | 14 |
Referencesā»
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- ^ "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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- ^ Nick Zaccardi (7 January 2014). "Latvia Olympic hockey roster includes Sandis Ozolinsh, 41". NBC Olympictalk. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ Team Roster Latvia
External linksā»
- Latvia at the 2014 Winter Olympics Archived 2014-02-25 at the Wayback Machine