Latvia at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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IOC code	LAT
NOC	Latvian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpiade.lv (Latvian) (English)
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Competitors	58 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Sandis Ozoliņš (opening) Daumants Dreiškens (closing)
	Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948–1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016;
Winter Games
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948–1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014;
	Other related appearances
	Russian Empire (1900–1912); Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Latvia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Latvian team consisted of 58 athletes in nine sports. These were the third consecutive games the country qualified to send 58 athletes.^[4] Ice hockey player Vitalijs Pavlovs tested positive for methylhexaneamine and was thrown out of the Olympics.^[5]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Martins Dukurs	Skeleton	Men's	15 February
Silver	Oskars Melbārdis Arvis Vilkaste Daumants Dreiškens Jānis Strenga	Bobsleigh	Four-man	23 February
Bronze	Andris Šics Juris Šics	Luge	Men's doubles	12 February
Bronze	Mārtiņš Rubenis Elīza Tīruma Andris Šics Juris Šics	Luge	Mixed team relay	13 February

Alpine skiing

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Latvia had five athletes in qualification position.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mārtiņš Onskulis	Men's giant slalom	DNF
Mārtiņš Onskulis	Men's slalom	56.16	61	1:01.44	24	1:57.60	27
Roberts Rode	Men's downhill	N/A				2:17.50	47
	Men's slalom	DNF
	Men's super-G	N/A				DNF
Kristaps Zvejnieks	Men's giant slalom	1:27.80	47	1:29.50	46	2:57.30	43
Kristaps Zvejnieks	Men's slalom	DNF
Agnese Āboltiņa	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	N/A				1:36.10	31
Lelde Gasūna	Women's giant slalom	DNF
Lelde Gasūna	Women's slalom	1:00.47	37	56.82	30	1:57.29	30

Biathlon

Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Latvia qualified 1 man and 1 woman.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
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 Juškāne	Women's sprint	25:36.5	6 (2+4)	79
Žanna Juškāne	Women's individual	DNF	6 (2+2+2)	DNF

Bobsleigh

File:Two-man bobsleigh, 2014 Winter Olympics, Latvia.JPG

Latvian two-man sled

File:Oskara Melnbārža četrinieks.jpg

Latvians took home the silver medal in four-man bobsleigh.

The team consisted of the following athletes:^[4]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Daumants Dreiškens Oskars Melbārdis*	Two-man	56.62 SR	8	56.68	=3	56.43	5	56.75	8	3:46.48	5
Oskars Ķibermanis* Vairis Leiboms	Two-man	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 Dreiškens Oskars Melbārdis* Jānis Strenga Arvis Vilkaste	Four-man	55.10	5	55.13	1	55.15	2	55.31	3	3:40.69

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Latvia had three athletes in qualification position.^[6]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Arvis Liepiņš	Men's 15 km classical	N/A				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	N/A				2:04:45.6	+17:50.4	59
Jānis Paipals	Men's 15 km classical	N/A				DNF
Inga Dauškāne	Women's 10 km classical	N/A				36:13.1	+7:55.3	65

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Arvis Liepiņš	Men's sprint	3:49.28	61	Did not advance
Jānis Paipals	Men's sprint	3:56.21	71	Did not advance
Inga Dauškāne	Women's sprint	2:53.90	59	Did not advance

Ice hockey

Latvia qualified a men's team by winning a qualification tournament.^[8]

The following is the Latvian roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics.^[9]^[10] view

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Birthplace	2013–14 team
1	G	Ervīns Muštukovs	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	7 April 1984	Rīga	EfB Ishockey (DEN)
3	F	Juris Štāls	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	8 April 1982	Rīga	HK Poprad (SVK)
5	F	Jānis Sprukts	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	31 January 1982	Rīga	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 Ozoliņš – C	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	3 August 1972	Sigulda	Dinamo Riga (KHL)
9	D	Krišjānis Rēdlihs	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	15 January 1981	Rīga	Dinamo Riga (KHL)
10	F	Lauris Dārziņš – A	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	28 January 1985	Rīga	Dinamo Riga (KHL)
11	D	Kristaps Sotnieks	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	29 January 1987	Rīga	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	Mārtiņš Karsums	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	26 February 1986	Rīga	Dynamo Moscow (KHL)
16	F	Kaspars Daugaviņš	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	18 May 1988	Rīga	HC Geneve-Servette (NLA)
21	F	Armands Bērziņš	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	27 December 1983	Rīga	Beibarys Atyrau (KAZ)
24	F	Miķelis Rēdlihs	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	1 July 1984	Rīga	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
28	F	Zemgus Girgensons	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	5 January 1994	Rīga	Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
29	D	Ralfs Freibergs	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	17 May 1991	Rīga	Bowling Green State University (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 Bārtulis – A	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	21 January 1987	Ogre	Donbass Donetsk (KHL)
47	F	Mārtiņš Cipulis	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	29 November 1980	Cēsis	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	Rīga	Bílí Tygři Liberec (CZE)
70	F	Miks Indrašis	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	30 September 1990	Rīga	Dinamo Riga (KHL)
79	F	Vitālijs Pavlovs	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	17 June 1989	Rīga	Dinamo Riga (KHL)
81	D	Georgijs Pujacs	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	11 June 1981	Rīga	Dinamo Riga (KHL)
91	F	Ronalds Ķēniņš	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	28 February 1991	Rīga	ZSC Lions (NLA)

Group stage

Team v t e	GP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	3	0	10	5	+5	9
Switzerland	3	2	1	2	1	+1	6
Czech Republic	3	1	2	6	7	−1	3
Latvia	3	0	3	5	10	−5	0

12 February 2014
21:00

Latvia

0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)

Switzerland

Shayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 5,116


Edgars Masaļskis	Goalies	Jonas Hiller	Referees: Lars Brüggemann Brad Meier Linesmen: Derek Amell Sakari Suominen
	0–1	59:52 – S. Moser (M. Streit)
10 min	Penalties	6 min
21	Shots	39

14 February 2014
12:00

Czech Republic

4–2
(2–1, 2–1, 0–0)

Latvia

Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi
Attendance: 5,831


Ondřej Pavelec	Goalies	Edgars Masaļskis	Referees: Tim Peel Jyri Rönn Linesmen: André Schrader Mark Wheler
M. Erat (D. Krejčí, A. Hemský) – 10:10 J. Jágr (M. Židlický, T. Plekanec) (PP) – 19:29 J. Voráček (Z. Michálek) – 27:06 M. Židlický (M. Hanzal, P. Nedvěd) – 37:02	1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–2	13:05 – J. Sprukts (K. Rēdlihs, L. Dārziņš) (PP) 22:45 – H. Vasiļjevs (G. Pujacs)
8 min	Penalties	8 min
39	Shots	20

15 February 2014
21:00

Sweden

5–3
(1–1, 3–1, 1–1)

Latvia

Shayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 3,709


Henrik Lundqvist	Goalies	Kristers Gudļevskis	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Ian Walsh Linesmen: Tommy George Andy McElman
P. Berglund (E. Karlsson, A. Steen) (PP) – 15:50 E. Karlsson (N. Bäckström, D. Alfredsson) (PP) – 22:45 D. Alfredsson (D. Sedin, A. Edler) (PP) – 36:14 J. Ericsson (O. Ekman-Larsson, J. Silfverberg) (PP) – 38:47 A. Edler (D. Sedin, M. Johansson) – 52:20	1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 4–2 4–3 5–3	18:48 – L. Dārziņš (J. Sprukts, K. Sotnieks) 21:22 – J. Sprukts (K. Rēdlihs, M. Karsums) (PP) 41:28 – Z. Girgensons (K. Daugaviņš, R. Freibergs) (PP)
12 min	Penalties	12 min
30	Shots	23

Qualification playoff

18 February 2014
21:00

Switzerland

1–3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1)

Latvia

Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi
Attendance: 7,912


Jonas Hiller	Goalies	Edgars Masaļskis	Referees: Mike Leggo Jyri Rönn Linesmen: Brad Kovachik André Schrader
M. Plüss (R. Suri) – 35:01	0–1 0–2 1–2 1–3	08:38 – O. Bārtulis (K. Daugaviņš, Z. Girgensons) 11:19 – L. Dārziņš (M. Rēdlihs) (PP) 59:00 – L. Dārziņš (V. Pavlovs) (ENG)
4 min	Penalties	2 min
33	Shots	22

Quarterfinal

19 February 2014
21:00

Canada

2–1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)

Latvia

Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi
Attendance: 9,825


Carey Price	Goalies	Kristers Gudļevskis	Referees: Tim Peel Jyri Rönn Linesmen: Brad Kovachik Sakari Suominen
P. Sharp (R. Nash) – 13:37 S. Weber (D. Doughty, J. Toews) (PP) – 53:06	1–0 1–1 2–1	15:41 – L. Dārziņš (A. Kulda, J. Sprukts)
6 min	Penalties	6 min
57	Shots	16

Luge

Latvia achieved the following quota places:

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Inārs Kivlenieks	Singles	52.872	15	52.927	20	52.347	16	52.379	17	3:30.525	16
Kristaps Mauriņš		53.144	23	52.923	19	52.518	21	52.630	23	3:31.215	21
Mārtiņš Rubenis		52.775	=11	52.560	7	52.229	10	52.133	5	3:29.697	10
Oskars Gudramovičs Pēteris Kalniņš	Doubles	50.388	12	50.074	9	N/A				1:40.462	10
Andris Šics Juris Šics	Doubles	49.880	5	49.910	3	N/A				1:39.790

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	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	Singles	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
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mārtiņš Rubenis Andris Šics Juris Šics Elīza Tīruma	Team relay	54.745	5	56.048	4	56.502	4	2:47.295

Short track speed skating

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Roberto Puķītis	1500 m	2:30.671	5 ADV	2:16.961	5	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

Skeleton

Latvia had three athletes in qualification positions.

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	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	Men's	57.03	6	57.06	12	56.75	5	56.74	=7	3:47.58	4
Lelde Priedulēna	Women's	59.73	16	59.31	11	58.73	12	58.51	10	3:56.28	14

Speed skating

Men

File:Men's 1500m, 2014 Winter Olympics, Mark Tuitert & Haralds Silovs(2).JPG

Haralds Silovs (under) riding the 1500 m

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Haralds Silovs	500 m	36.12	39	36.32	38	72.44	37
	1000 m	N/A				1:10.29	24
	1500 m	N/A				1:46.79	14

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