Noc: | LAT |
Year: | 2018 |
Games: | Winter Olympics |
Games Link: | 2018 Winter Olympics |
Flagcaption: | Flag of Latvia |
Alt: | Refer to caption |
Nocname: | Latvian Olympic Committee |
Website: | |
Location: | Pyeongchang, South Korea |
Date: | 9–25 February 2018 |
Competitors: | 34 |
Competitors Men: | 25 |
Competitors Women: | 9 |
Sports: | 9 |
Flagbearer: | Daumants Dreiškens[1] |
Rank: | 28 |
Gold: | 0 |
Silver: | 0 |
Bronze: | 1 |
Appearances: | auto |
See also: | auto |
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.
Medals by sport | |||||||
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Sport | bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | bgcolor=#dce5e5 | bgcolor=#ffdab9 | Total | |||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
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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 |
See main article: article, Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification.
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
align=left rowspan=2 | 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 | ||
align=left rowspan=2 | 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 |
See main article: article, 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 | ||
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align=left rowspan=4 | Andrejs Rastorgujevs | align=left | Men's sprint | 24:34.4 | 3 (1+2) | 24 |
align=left | Men's pursuit | 34:29.3 | 4 (1+0+1+2) | 12 | ||
align=left | Men's individual | 53:41.8 | 6 (1+1+3+1) | 59 | ||
align=left | Men's mass start | 38:47.4 | 3 (0+1+0+2) | 28 | ||
align=left rowspan=2 | Oskars Muižnieks | align=left | Men's sprint | 25:56.3 | 2 (1+1) | 66 |
align=left | Men's individual | 52:06.0 | 3 (0+2+0+1) | 42 | ||
align=left rowspan=3 | Baiba Bendika | align=left | Women's sprint | 23:14.6 | 4 (3+1) | 39 |
align=left | Women's pursuit | 33:59.4 | 3 (1+0+2+0) | 33 | ||
align=left | Women's individual | 45:32.8 | 4 (0+1+1+2) | 39 |
See main article: article, 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 | ||||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
Jānis Strenga Oskars Melbārdis | align=left rowspan=2 | Two-man | 49.08 TR | 1 | 49.54 | 10 | 49.08 | 2 | 49.21 | 1 | 3:16.91 | |
Oskars Ķibermanis | 49.21 | 4 | 49.57 | 12 | 49.32 | 6 | 49.70 | 14 | 3:17.80 | 9 | ||
Daumants Dreiškens Oskars Melbārdis | align=left rowspan=2 | Four-man | 48.82 | 4 | 49.39 | 12 | 48.91 | 5 | 49.53 | 2 | 3:16.65 | 5 |
Jānis Jansons Oskars Ķibermanis | 49.18 | 15 | 49.26 | =7 | 49.34 | 11 | 49.63 | 9 | 3:17.41 | 10 |
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification.
Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
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Time | Deficit | Rank | ||||
align=left rowspan=2 | 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 | |||
align=left | Patrīcija Eiduka | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's 10 km freestyle | 28:13.6 | +3:13.1 | 44 |
Inga Paškovska | 31:34.9 | +6:34.4 | 80 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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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 |
See main article: article, 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]
Athlete | Event | Total | ||||||
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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 |
See main article: 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]
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 | |||
Kristers Aparjods | align=left rowspan=3 | 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 | align=left rowspan=2 | 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 |
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 | |||
Kendija Aparjode | align=left rowspan=3 | 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 |
See main article: 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 | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
align=left rowspan=2 | 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 | ||||
align=left rowspan=2 | 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 |
See main article: article, 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 | ||||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
Martins Dukurs | align=left rowspan=2 | 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 |
See main article: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification.
Athlete | Event | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
Haralds Silovs | Men's 1000 m | 1:09.50 | 15 |
Men's 1500 m | 1:45.25 | 4 |