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.
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.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Oskars Melbārdis Arvis Vilkaste Daumants Dreiškens Jānis Strenga Bobsleigh Four-man 23 February Martins Dukurs Skeleton Men's 15 February Andris Šics Juris Šics Luge Men's doubles 12 February Mārtiņš Rubenis Elīza Tīruma Andris Šics Juris Šics Luge Mixed team relay 13 February Daumants Dreiškens Oskars Melbārdis Bobsleigh Two-man 17 February
Alpine skiing
According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Latvia had five athletes in qualification position.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMārtiņš Onskulis Men's giant slalom Men's slalom56.16611:01.44241:57.6027Roberts RodeMen's downhillcolspan=4 2:17.5047 Men's slalomMen's super-Gcolspan=4 Kristaps Zvejnieks Men's giant slalom1:27.80471:29.50462:57.3043 Men's slalomAgnese Āboltiņa Women's giant slalom1:31.8561 Women's slalom1:05.44491:01.18352:06.6237Women's super-Gcolspan=4 1:36.1031Lelde Gasūna Women's giant slalom Women's slalom1:00.473756.82301:57.2930
Biathlon
Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Latvia qualified 1 man and 1 woman.
AthleteEventTimeMissesRankAndrejs RastorgujevsMen's sprint25:20.21 (1+0)17Men's pursuit34:36.91 (0+0+1+0)9Men's individual53:18.93 (0+1+0+2)33Men's mass start43:53.13 (0+1+1+1)14Žanna JuškāneWomen's sprint25:36.56 (2+4)79Women's individual6 (2+2+2)
Bobsleigh
The team consisted of the following athletes:
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDaumants DreiškensOskars Melbārdis*Two-man56.62 SR856.68=356.43556.7583:46.48Oskars Ķibermanis*Vairis Leiboms57.111557.221957.001557.19193:48.5216Raivis BroksOskars Ķibermanis*Vairis LeibomsHelvijs LūsisFour-man55.681555.521355.97=1755.81163:42.9814Daumants DreiškensOskars Melbārdis*Jānis StrengaArvis Vilkaste55.10555.13155.15255.3133:40.69 * – 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.
Distance AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRankArvis LiepiņšMen's 15 km classicalcolspan=4 45:36.2 +7:06.573Men's 30 km skiathlon40:44.16438:39.9661:20:00.1 +11:44.766Men's 50 km freestylecolspan=4 2:04:45.6 +17:50.459Jānis PaipalsMen's 15 km classicalcolspan=4 Inga DauškāneWomen's 10 km classicalcolspan=4 36:13.1 +7:55.362
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankArvis LiepiņšMen's sprint3:49.2861Did not advanceJānis Paipals3:56.2171Did not advanceInga DauškāneWomen's sprint2:53.9059Did not advance
Ice hockey
Latvia qualified a men's team by winning a qualification tournament.
Group stage
Qualification playoff
Quarterfinal
Luge
Latvia achieved the following quota places:
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankInārs KivlenieksSingles52.8721552.9272052.3471652.379173:30.52516Kristaps Mauriņš53.1442352.9231952.5182152.630233:31.21521Mārtiņš Rubenis52.775=1152.560752.2291052.13353:29.69710Oskars GudramovičsPēteris KalniņšDoubles50.3881250.0749colspan=4 1:40.46210Andris ŠicsJuris Šics49.880549.9103colspan=4 1:39.790
Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankElīza TīrumaSingles50.9261150.6511250.7581250.736133:23.07112Ulla Zirne51.1251551.1592151.0541551.347213:24.68518
Mixed team relay AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMārtiņš RubenisAndris ŠicsJuris ŠicsElīza TīrumaTeam relay54.745556.048456.50242:47.295
Short track speed skating
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRoberto Puķītis1500 m2:30.6715 ADV2:16.9615Did not advance15 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.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMartins DukursMen's56.18256.37256.26156.2923:45.10Tomass Dukurs57.03657.061256.75556.74=73:47.584Lelde PriedulēnaWomen's59.731659.311158.731258.51103:56.2814
Speed skating
Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2FinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHaralds Silovs500 m36.123936.323872.44371000 mcolspan=4 1:10.29241500 mcolspan=4 1:46.7914
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Latvia at the 2014 Winter Olympics