Claim: Kaspars Dumpis (born December 23, 1982) finished 17th in the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics, he was appointed as coach of the Latvian luge team and is now the assistant coach for the United States Junior luge team..
Evidence: Kaspars Dumpis (born December 23, 1982, Ogre) is a Latvian former luger who has competed since 2002. He finished 17th in the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2014 Dumpis was appointed as coach of the Latvian luge team. As of 2019 Dumpis is assistant coach for the United States Junior luge team.