Lūkass Krasts
Latvian luger (born 2001)
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Lūkass Krasts (born 3 January 2001) is a Latvian luger.
Krasts in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Latvian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 2001 Riga, Latvia | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Luge | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In January 2024, Krasts competed at the 2023 FIL European Luge Championships and won a bronze medal in the doubles event, along with Eduards Ševics-Mikeļševics.[1] He then competed at the 2023 FIL World Luge Championships and finished in 12th place in the doubles event. He won a bronze medal in the U-23 doubles category.[2]
He competed at the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships and finished in fourth place in the doubles event, with a time of 1:23.516.[3]
During the 2025–26 Luge World Cup he earned his first career World Cup victory on 3 January 2026 in the doubles event with a time of 1:23.508.[4] He was selected to represent Latvia at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[5]
