Latvia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

IOC codeLAT
NOCLatvian Olympic Committee
Competitors45 in 11 sports
Flagbearer (opening)Olivers Mūrnieks & Amēlija Kotāne
Latvia at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Flag of Latvia
IOC codeLAT
NOCLatvian Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors45 in 11 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Olivers Mūrnieks & Amēlija Kotāne
Flag bearer (closing)TBD
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
6
Winter Youth Olympics appearances

Latvia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024, This will be Latvia's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.

The Latvian delegation comprises 45 athletes competing in eleven sports. Skeleton racer Amēlija Kotāne and ice hockey team captain Olivers Mūrnieks were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[1]

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 112
Biathlon 366
Bobsleigh 022
Cross-country skiing 224
Curling 112
Figure skating 112
Ice hockey 13013
Luge 336
Short track speed skating 022
Skeleton 235
Speed skating 101
Total271845

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldEmīls IndriksonsSkeletonMen's23 January
 GoldLatvia men's national under-16 ice hockey teamIce hockeyMen's 3x3 tournament25 January
 SilverJānis Gruzdulis-Borovojs
Ēdens Eduards Čepulis		LugeMen's doubles20 January
 SilverDārta NeimaneSkeletonWomen's22 January
 SilverĒdens Eduards Čepulis
Jānis Gruzdulis-Borovojs
Edvards Marts Markitāns
Margita Sirsniņa		LugeTeam relay23 January
 BronzeLaura LēģereSkeletonWomen's22 January

Alpine skiing

Latvia qualified two alpine skiers (one per gender).[2]

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Pauls Pēteris Prancāns Super-G — 1:00.52 48
Giant slalom 56.65 53 50.99 38 1:47.64 39
Slalom 53.47 48 Did not finish
Combined 1:00.54 49 Did not finish
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Frīda Saļņikova Super-G — 58.48 40
Giant slalom 54.60 34 57.82 27 1:52.42 27
Slalom 55.09 33 53.39 24 1:48.48 24
Combined 1:00.19 38 58.38 28 1:58.57 28

Biathlon

Latvia qualified six biathaletes (three per gender).

Men
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Olivers Bresme Sprint Did not start
Individual 51:27.8 9 (2+2+3+2) 67
Valters Bresme Sprint 25:16.6 4 (3+1) 64
Individual 50:39.8 8 (2+2+4+0) 64
Adrians Šņoriņš Sprint 24:35.4 4 (1+3) 49
Individual 48:14.9 6 (2+1+1+2) 40
Women
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Stella Bleidele Individual 48:43.5 4 (2+1+0+1) 80
Keita Kolna Sprint 24:22.6 3 (1+2) 50
Individual 48:11.8 5 (1+2+0+2) 77
Madara Veckalniņa Sprint 24:47.5 3 (2+1) 54
Individual 46:47.1 5 (2+1+2+0) 66
Mixed
Athletes Event Time Misses Rank
Madara Veckalniņa
Adrians Šņoriņš		 Single mixed relay 52:51.2 6+18 23
Keita Kolna
Madara Veckalniņa
Valters Bresme
Adrians Šņoriņšš		 Mixed relay Did not start

Bobsleigh

Latvia qualified two female bobsledders.[3]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Amēlija Kotāne Women's monobob 56.84 2 57.70 5 1:54.54 4
Kate Prudāne 57.08 4 57.73 6 1:54.81 5

Cross-country skiing

Latvia qualified four cross-country skiers (two per gender).[4]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ritvars Ļepeškins 7.5 km classical — 22:12.0 43
Sprint freestyle 3:11.16 23 Q 3:10.88 6 Did not advance
Jēkabs Skolnieks 7.5 km classical — Did not start
Sprint freestyle 3:13.88 31 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martīne Djatkoviča 7.5 km classical — 28:01.6 53
Sprint freestyle 4:03.97 47 Did not advance
Linda Kaparkalēja 7.5 km classical — Did not start
Sprint freestyle 3:47.75 27 Q 3:55.89 5 Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Rank
Linda Kaparkalēja
Jēkabs Skolnieks
Martīne Djatkoviča
Ritvars Ļepeškins		 Mixed relay 59:00.0 17

Curling

Latvia qualified a mixed doubles pair for a total of two athletes (one per gender).[5][6]

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Agate Regža
Kristaps Zass		 Mixed doubles  Turkey
W 10–1		  China
L 5–8		  New Zealand
W 9–4		  Brazil
W 6–3		  Japan
L 4–5		 3 Did not advance 11

Mixed doubles

Group C W L W–L DSC
 China50–56.80
 Japan41–38.84
 Latvia32–77.39
 Turkey23–89.37
 New Zealand14–94.80
 Brazil05–112.92
Round robin
Draw 4

Saturday, January 27, 18:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Latvia (Regža / Zass) (has hammer) 1 1 0 4 2 2 X X 10
 Turkey (Ekmekçi / Aybar) 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
Draw 5

Sunday, January 28, 10:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Latvia (Regža / Zass) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 5
 China (Gong / Xu) (has hammer) 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 8
Draw 9

Monday, January 29, 14:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 New Zealand (Russell / Nevill) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
 Latvia (Regža / Zass) (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 X 9
Draw 13

Tuesday, January 30, 18:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Latvia (Regža / Zass) (has hammer) 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 X 6
 Brazil (Gentile / Melo) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 X 3
Draw 15

Wednesday, January 31, 12:30

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Japan (Tanaka / Kawai) 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 5
 Latvia (Regža / Zass) (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4

Figure skating

Latvia qualified two figure skaters (one per gender).

Athlete Event SP/SD FS/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Kirills Korkačs Men's singles 53.36 16 91.07 17 144.43 17
Sofja Stepčenko Women's singles 44.77 16 76.02 16 120.79 16

Ice hockey

Luge

Latvia qualified six lugers (three per gender).

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Edvards Marts Markitānsl Singles 46.809 4 46.612 4 1:33.421 4
Jānis Gruzdulis-Borovojs
Edens Eduards Čepulis		 Doubles 47.383 2 47.247 1 1:34.630 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Amanda Ogorodņikova Singles 48.664 6 48.683 6 1:37.347 6
Margita Sirsniņa 48.739 7 48.379 3 1:37.118 5
Margita Sirsniņa
Madara Pavlova		 Doubles Did not finish Did not start
Mixed
Athlete Event Women' singles Men' singles Doubles Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Margita Sirsniņa
Edvards Marts Markitānsl
Jānis Gruzdulis-Borovojsl
Ēdens Eduards Čepulis		 Team relay 49.241 2 50.974 6 50.084 1 2:30.299 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Short track speed skating

Latvia qualified two female short track speed skaters.

Women
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Madara Gintere 500 m 49.949 4 Did not advance
1000 m 1:47.534 4 Did not advance
1500 m — 2:46.802 6 Did not advance
Kamilla Salmiņa 500 m 48.443 4 Did not advance
1000 m 1:56.768 4 Did not advance
1500 m — 3:03.054 5 Did not advance

Skeleton

Latvia qualified five skeleton racers (two men and three women).

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Emīls Indriksons Men's 52.40 1 52.26 1 1:44.66 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Dāvis Valdovskis 53.06 5 53.10 3 1:46.16 4
Marta Andžāne Women's 55.90 10 54.49 1 1:50.39 5
Laura Lēģere 54.92 3 55.30 7 1:50.22 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Dārta Neimane 54.62 1 55.17 4 1:49.79 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Speed skating

See also

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI