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.
Medalists Medals by sportSport TotalBobsleigh 0011Total0011 Medal Name Sport Event Date Bobsleigh Two-man
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 1 1 2Biathlon 2 1 3Bobsleigh 8 0 8Cross-country skiing 1 2 3Figure skating 1 1 2Luge 7 3 10Short track speed skating 2 0 2Skeleton 2 1 3Speed skating 1 0 1 Total 25 9 34
Alpine skiing
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKristaps ZvejnieksMen's combined1:23.02 5148.7414 2:11.76 26Men's giant slalom1:13.81 411:14.46 382:28.27 35Lelde GasūnaWomen's giant slalom1:18.65471:15.30422:33.9543Women's slalom54.503954.81371:49.31 37
Biathlon
Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Latvia has qualified 2 men, and 1 woman.
AthleteEventTimeMissesRankAndrejs RastorgujevsMen's sprint24:34.43 (1+2)24Men's pursuit34:29.34 (1+0+1+2)12Men's individual53:41.86 (1+1+3+1)59Men's mass start38:47.4 3 (0+1+0+2) 28Oskars MuižnieksMen's sprint25:56.32 (1+1)66Men's individual52:06.03 (0+2+0+1)42Baiba BendikaWomen's sprint23:14.64 (3+1)39Women's pursuit33:59.43 (1+0+2+0)33Women's individual45:32.84 (0+1+1+2)39
Bobsleigh
Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, Latvia has qualified 4 sleds.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJānis StrengaOskars Melbārdis*Two-man49.08 TR149.541049.08249.2113:16.91Oskars Ķibermanis*Matīss Miknis49.21 449.571249.32649.70143:17.809Daumants DreiškensOskars Melbārdis*Jānis StrengaArvis VilkasteFour-man48.82449.39 1248.91549.5323:16.65 5Jānis JansonsOskars Ķibermanis*Helvijs LūsisMatīss Miknis49.181549.26=749.341149.6393:17.41 10
Intars Dambis (reserve man)
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
Cross-country skiing
Distance AthleteEventFinalTimeDeficitRankIndulis BikšeMen's 15 km freestyle37:44.7 +4:00.865Men's 50 km classical2:31:07.5 +22:45.457Patrīcija EidukaWomen's 10 km freestyle28:13.6 +3:13.144Inga Paškovska31:34.9 +6:34.480
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankIndulis BikšeMen's sprint3:30.53 63did not advancePatrīcija EidukaWomen's sprint3:49.70 62did not advance
Figure skating
Latvia has qualified one male and female figure skater, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
Individual Athlete Event Total Points Rank Points Rank Points RankDeniss VasiļjevsMen's singles79.5221 Q155.06 20234.5819Diāna ŅikitinaLadies' singles51.12 26did not advance
Luge
Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Latvia qualified 8 sleds.
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKristers AparjodsSingles47.822 647.834647.8581347.942173:11.45611Artūrs Dārznieks48.3052148.6712948.60228Eliminated2:25.578 24Inārs Kivlenieks48.274 2048.3702248.0662048.112203:12.82220Oskars GudramovičsPēteris KalniņšDoubles46.8901746.3179colspan=4 1:33.20714Andris ŠicsJuris Šics46.336946.1064colspan=4 1:32.4426
Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKendija AparjodeSingles48.1032746.9272147.29621Eliminated2:22.32622Elīza Cauce47.4582546.4771046.6241047.092163:07.65116Ulla Zirne46.471946.409747.3272246.895143:07.10212
Mixed team relay AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKristers AparjodsAndris ŠicsJuris ŠicsUlla ZirneTeam relay47.369848.891749.05532:25.3156
Short track speed skating
Latvia has qualified two skaters for men's events for the Olympics during the four World Cup events in November 2017.
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRoberto PuķītisMen's 1000 m1:31.6352 Q1:24.0223did not advance11Men's 1500 m2:18.8252 Qcolspan=2 2:11.1654 FB2:26.52511Roberts ZvejnieksMen's 500 m40.5632 Q40.9043did not advance10Men's 1000 m1:26.4083 ADV1:24.306 4did not advance15 Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round; AA – Advance to medal round due to being impeded by another skater
Skeleton
Based on the world rankings, Latvia qualified 3 sleds. 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.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMartins DukursMen's50.85550.38250.32250.7653:22.314Tomass Dukurs50.88750.58550.65650.6343:22.745Lelde PriedulēnaWomen's52.14752.17552.09952.09 83:28.49 7
Speed skating
Individual AthleteEventRaceTimeRankHaralds SilovsMen's 1000 m1:09.50 15Men's 1500 m1:45.254
Mass start AthleteEventSemifinalFinalPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankHaralds SilovsMen's mass start38:28.93 9did not advance
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