Latvia participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with 58 athletes in 9 sports, which tied the biggest Latvian delegation to the Olympics ever.
At the Games, Haralds Silovs became the first athlete in Olympic games to participate in both short track (1500m) and long track (5000m) speed skating, and the first to compete in two different disciplines on the same day.CTV Olympics, "Latvian skater makes Olympic history", Agence France Press, 14 February 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.New York Times, "Crosstown Ride to a Speedskating First", Associated Press, 30 January 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
Bobsledder Jānis Miņins, who was among the favourites in four-man bobsleigh, missed the Olympics, because of an appendix surgery he went through, when he had already arrived in Canada just days before the Olympic start. He participated also in several trainings for the four-man event, but after crashing twice, decided not to start.(in Latvian) parSportu.lv, "Miņins nestartēs arī četriniekos" , 25 February 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Andris Šics Juris Šics Luge Doubles February 17 Martins Dukurs Skeleton Men's February 19
Alpine skiing
Men AthleteEventFinalTimeRankRoberts RodeDownhill2:03.3658Combined -DNFKristaps ZvejnieksGiant slalom2:58.6262Slalom1:51.2937 Women AthleteEventFinalTimeRankLiene FimbauereGiant slalom2:46.9351Slalom2:02.1149
Biathlon
Men AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankIlmārs BricisSprint25:41.32 (1+1)14Pursuit36:14.94 (0+0+2+2)32Individual108:33.96 (3+1+1+1)74Kaspars DumbrisIndividual56:30.15 (2+0+2+1)73Kristaps LībietisSprint27:32.51 (1+0)64Individual56:02.43 (2+0+1+0)70Edgars PiksonsSprint28:23.02 (1+1)78Individual52:52.52 (1+1+0+0)37Andrejs RastorgujevsSprint27:05.33 (2+1)50Pursuit41:35.99 (2+2+3+2)58Edgars PiksonsIlmārs BricisAndrejs RastorgujevsKristaps LībietisRelay1:35:15.57+1618 Women AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankLīga GlāzereSprint22:47.71 (0+1)69Individual50:20.35 (3+0+1+1)78Žanna JuškāneSprint23:32.43 (1+2)79Individual53:36.47 (3+1+1+2)84Gerda KrūmiņaSprint22:09.31 (0+1)48Pursuit34:02.63 (0+0+2+1)57Individual48:00.14 (0+3+1+0)69Madara LīdumaSprint22:23.84 (2+2)57Pursuit37:58.74 (0+2+1+1)38Individual47:30.26 (0+3+1+2)67Žanna JuškāneMadara LīdumaLīga GlāzereGerda KrūmiņaRelay1:18:56.24+1219
Bobsleigh
Two-man SledAthletesFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankLAT IDaumants DreiškensEdgars Maskalāns52.1652.3252.1752.433:29.088
Four-man SledAthletesFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankLAT IJānis MiņinsDaumants DreiškensOskars MelbārdisIntars DambisDNSLAT IIEdgars MaskalānsPāvels TulubjevsRaivis BroksMihails Arhipovs51.6051.4251.8551.783:26.6511
Cross-country skiing
Men AthleteEventFinalTimeRankJānis Paipals15km freestyle38:18.07230km pursuitLAP54Sprint4:04.4862 Women AthleteEventFinalTimeRankAnete Brice10km freestyle30:51.870
Ice hockey
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play Latvia played in Group B. Round-robin All times are local (UTC-8).
Standings
Final rounds Qualification playoff
Luge
Athlete(s)EventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Inārs KivlenieksMen's48.9601849.0651949.2591848.920183:18.20418 Guntis RēķisMen's49.2752549.6252749.4762649.071263:17.44726 Mārtiņš RubenisMen's48.8181348.8311149.0641148.809113:15.52511 Agnese KoklačaWomen's42.6272742.3342443.0912742.336242:50.38824 Anna OrlovaWomen's41.9981141.9471442.2601342.100132:48.30513 Maija TīrumaWomen's41.773441.933842.012841.93692:47.6549 Andris Šics & Juris ŠicsDoubles41.420241.54921:22.969 Oskars Gudramovičs & Pēteris KalniņšDoubles41.9821242.013121:23.99512
Short track speed skating
Men AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHaralds Silovs 500 m41.6732 Q41.8373 - -12 1000 m1:25.9512 Q1:50.2924 - -14 1500 m - -2:14.9002 Q2:14.0094 QB2:19.43510
Skeleton
Athlete(s)EventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Martins DukursMen's Tomass DukursMen's
Speed skating
Men AthleteEventFinalTimeRank Haralds Silovs 5000 m6:35.6920
References