Latvia at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeLAT
NOCLatvian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
in Sochi
Competitors58 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Sandis Ozoliņš (opening)[1][2] Daumants Dreiškens (closing)[3]
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
5
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)

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]

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.[6][7][8] The IOC requested that the FIBT modify the results, and the medals were redistributed accordingly.[9][10] Also, the gold medal in the four-man Bobsleigh event is Latvia's first Winter Olympic gold medal.[11]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldOskars Melbārdis
Arvis Vilkaste
Daumants Dreiškens
Jānis Strenga		BobsleighFour-man23 February
 SilverMartins DukursSkeletonMen's15 February
 BronzeAndris Šics
Juris Šics		LugeMen's doubles12 February
 BronzeMārtiņš Rubenis
Elīza Tīruma
Andris Šics
Juris Šics		LugeMixed team relay13 February
 BronzeDaumants Dreiškens
Oskars Melbārdis		BobsleighTwo-man17 February

Alpine skiing

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Latvia had five athletes in qualification position.[12]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mārtiņš Onskulis Men's giant slalom DNF
Men's slalom 56.16 61 1:01.44 24 1:57.60 27
Roberts Rode Men's downhill — 2:17.50 47
Men's slalom DNF
Men's super-G — DNF
Kristaps Zvejnieks Men's giant slalom 1:27.80 47 1:29.50 46 2:57.30 43
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 — 1:36.10 31
Lelde Gasūna Women's giant slalom DNF
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.[13]

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
Women's individual DNF 6 (2+2+2) DNF

Bobsleigh

Latvian two-man sled
Latvians took home the gold medal in four-man bobsleigh.

The team consisted of the following athletes:[4]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Oskars Ķibermanis*
Vairis Leiboms		 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		 55.10 5 55.13 1 55.15 2 55.31 3 3:40.69 1st place, gold medalist(s)

* – 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.[12]

Distance
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Arvis Liepiņš Men's 15 km classical — 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 — 2:04:45.6 +17:50.4 59
Jānis Paipals Men's 15 km classical — DNF
Inga Dauškāne Women's 10 km classical — 36:13.1 +7:55.3 65
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Arvis Liepiņš Men's sprint 3:49.28 61 Did not advance
Jānis Paipals 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.[14]

The following is the Latvian roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics.[15][16]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2013–14 team
1GErvīns Muštukovs184 cm (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb)7 April 1984RīgaDenmark EfB Ishockey (DEN)
3FJuris Štāls191 cm (6 ft 3 in)94 kg (207 lb)8 April 1982RīgaSlovakia HK Poprad (SVK)
5FJānis Sprukts190 cm (6 ft 3 in)102 kg (225 lb)31 January 1982RīgaRussia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
6DArvīds Reķis180 cm (5 ft 11 in)90 kg (200 lb)1 January 1979JūrmalaLatvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
8DSandis Ozoliņš – C190 cm (6 ft 3 in)97 kg (214 lb)3 August 1972SiguldaLatvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
9DKrišjānis Rēdlihs189 cm (6 ft 2 in)93 kg (205 lb)15 January 1981RīgaLatvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
10FLauris Dārziņš – A191 cm (6 ft 3 in)91 kg (201 lb)28 January 1985RīgaLatvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
11DKristaps Sotnieks184 cm (6 ft 0 in)87 kg (192 lb)29 January 1987RīgaLatvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
12FHerberts Vasiļjevs180 cm (5 ft 11 in)84 kg (185 lb)23 May 1976RīgaGermany Krefeld Pinguine (DEL)
15FMārtiņš Karsums177 cm (5 ft 10 in)88 kg (194 lb)26 February 1986RīgaRussia Dynamo Moscow (KHL)
16FKaspars Daugaviņš185 cm (6 ft 1 in)93 kg (205 lb)18 May 1988RīgaSwitzerland HC Geneve-Servette (NLA)
21FArmands Bērziņš192 cm (6 ft 4 in)97 kg (214 lb)27 December 1983RīgaKazakhstan Beibarys Atyrau (KAZ)
24FMiķelis Rēdlihs181 cm (5 ft 11 in)81 kg (179 lb)1 July 1984RīgaRussia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
28FZemgus Girgensons188 cm (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)5 January 1994RīgaUnited States Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
29DRalfs Freibergs180 cm (5 ft 11 in)87 kg (192 lb)17 May 1991RīgaUnited States Bowling Green Falcons (NCAA)
31GEdgars Masaļskis179 cm (5 ft 10 in)85 kg (187 lb)31 March 1980RīgaSlovakia HK Poprad (SVK)
32DArtūrs Kulda188 cm (6 ft 2 in)98 kg (216 lb)25 July 1988Leipzig, GermanyRussia Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
37DOskars Bārtulis – A190 cm (6 ft 3 in)92 kg (203 lb)21 January 1987OgreUkraine Donbass Donetsk (KHL)
47FMārtiņš Cipulis181 cm (5 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb)29 November 1980CēsisLatvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
50GKristers Gudļevskis193 cm (6 ft 4 in)86 kg (190 lb)31 July 1992AizkraukleUnited States Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
51FKoba Jass183 cm (6 ft 0 in)87 kg (192 lb)4 May 1990RīgaCzech Republic Bílí Tygři Liberec (CZE)
70FMiks Indrašis190 cm (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb)30 September 1990RīgaLatvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
79FVitālijs Pavlovs195 cm (6 ft 5 in)98 kg (216 lb)17 June 1989RīgaLatvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
81DGeorgijs Pujacs184 cm (6 ft 0 in)98 kg (216 lb)11 June 1981RīgaLatvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
91FRonalds Ķēniņš182 cm (6 ft 0 in)91 kg (201 lb)28 February 1991RīgaSwitzerland ZSC Lions (NLA)
Group stage
Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Sweden 3 3 0 0 0 10 5 +5 9 Quarterfinals
  Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 2 1 +1 6
 Czech Republic 3 1 0 0 2 6 7 −1 3
 Latvia 3 0 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source:
12 February 2014
21:00		Latvia 0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)		  SwitzerlandShayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 5,116
Game reference
Edgars MasaļskisGoaliesJonas HillerReferees:
Germany Lars Brüggemann
United States Brad Meier
Linesmen:
Canada Derek Amell
Finland Sakari Suominen
0–159:52 – S. Moser (M. Streit)
10 minPenalties6 min
21Shots39
14 February 2014
12:00		Czech Republic 4–2
(2–1, 2–1, 0–0)		 LatviaBolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi
Attendance: 5,831
Game reference
Ondřej PavelecGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
United States Tim Peel
Finland Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
Germany André Schrader
Canada Mark Wheler
M. Erat (D. Krejčí, A. Hemský) – 10:101–0
1–113:05 – J. Sprukts (K. Rēdlihs, L. Dārziņš) (PP)
J. Jágr (M. Židlický, T. Plekanec) (PP) – 19:292–1
2–222:45 – H. Vasiļjevs (G. Pujacs)
J. Voráček (Z. Michálek) – 27:063–2
M. Židlický (M. Hanzal, P. Nedvěd) – 37:024–2
8 minPenalties8 min
39Shots20
15 February 2014
21:00		Sweden 5–3
(1–1, 3–1, 1–1)		 LatviaShayba Arena, Sochi
Attendance: 3,709
Game reference
Henrik LundqvistGoaliesKristers GudļevskisReferees:
Czech Republic Antonín Jeřábek
United States Ian Walsh
Linesmen:
United States Tommy George
United States Andy McElman
P. Berglund (E. Karlsson, A. Steen) (PP) – 15:501–0
1–118:48 – L. Dārziņš (J. Sprukts, K. Sotnieks)
1–221:22 – J. Sprukts (K. Rēdlihs, M. Karsums) (PP)
E. Karlsson (N. Bäckström, D. Alfredsson) (PP) – 22:452–2
D. Alfredsson (D. Sedin, A. Edler) (PP) – 36:143–2
Ji. Ericsson (O. Ekman-Larsson, J. Silfverberg) (PP) – 38:474–2
4–341:28 – Z. Girgensons (K. Daugaviņš, R. Freibergs) (PP)
A. Edler (D. Sedin, M. Johansson) – 52:205–3
12 minPenalties12 min
30Shots23
Qualification playoff
18 February 2014
21:00		Switzerland 1–3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1)		 LatviaBolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi
Attendance: 7,912
Game reference
Jonas HillerGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
Canada Mike Leggo
Finland Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
Canada Brad Kovachik
Germany André Schrader
0–18:38 – O. Bārtulis (K. Daugaviņš, Z. Girgensons)
0–211:19 – L. Dārziņš (M. Rēdlihs) (PP)
M. Plüss (R. Suri) – 35:011–2
1–359:00 – L. Dārziņš (V. Pavlovs, E. Masaļskis) (EN)
4 minPenalties2 min
33Shots22
Quarterfinal
19 February 2014
21:00		Canada 2–1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)		 LatviaBolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi
Attendance: 9,825
Game reference
Carey PriceGoaliesKristers GudļevskisReferees:
United States Tim Peel
Finland Jyri Rönn
Linesmen:
Canada Brad Kovachik
Finland Sakari Suominen
P. Sharp (R. Nash) – 13:371–0
1–115:41 – L. Dārziņš (A. Kulda, J. Sprukts)
S. Weber (D. Doughty, J. Toews) (PP) – 53:062–1
6 minPenalties6 min
57Shots16

Luge

Latvia achieved the following quota places:

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
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 — 1:40.462 10
Andris Šics
Juris Šics		 49.880 5 49.910 3 — 1:39.790 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
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 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
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Short track speed skating

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
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
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tomass Dukurs 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
Haralds Silovs (under) riding the 1500 m
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Haralds Silovs 500 m 36.12 39 36.32 38 72.44 37
1000 m — 1:10.29 24
1500 m — 1:46.79 14

References

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  2. ↑ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Latvia to be represented by 58 athletes at Sochi". Baltic Course. Riga. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sochi 2014: Ukraine's Marina Lisogor fails drugs test". BBC Sport. 22 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Another Russian doping ban should mean another gold medal for Latvia". eng.lsm.lv. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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  9. ↑ "Olympic Winter Games 2014 4-man Bobsleigh". Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  10. ↑ "Olympic Winter Games 2014 2-man Bobsleig". Archived from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  11. ↑ Browne, Ken (19 February 2020). "Gold at last for Latvia's Sochi 2014 four-man bobsleigh champions". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "2014 Winter Olympics Biathlon NOC quota". Real Biathlon. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  14. ↑ "Latvia bound for Games". International Ice Hockey Federation. February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  15. ↑ Nick Zaccardi (7 January 2014). "Latvia Olympic hockey roster includes Sandis Ozolinsh, 41". NBC Olympictalk. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  16. ↑ Team Roster Latvia
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