# Latvia at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Latvia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Mārtiņš Rubenis won Latvia's first Winter Olympic medal.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Bronze | Mārtiņš Rubenis | Luge | Men's singles |

## Alpine skiing

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank |
| Ivars Ciaguns | Men's super-G | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1:38.18 | 52 |
| Renārs Doršs | Men's downhill | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1:57.54 | 46 |
| Renārs Doršs | Men's combined | 1:44.54 | 52.55 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.

## Biathlon
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Jānis Bērziņš | Sprint | 29:09.9 | 1 | 48 |
| Jānis Bērziņš | Pursuit | 40:22.83 | 2 | 42 |
| Jānis Bērziņš | Individual | 59:24.3 | 2 | 37 |
| Ilmārs Bricis | Sprint | 27:26.9 | 1 | 12 |
| Ilmārs Bricis | Pursuit | 35:46.94 | 2 | 4 |
| Ilmārs Bricis | Mass start | 50:27.6 | 3 | 28 |
| Ilmārs Bricis | Individual | 57:19.2 | 4 | 19 |
| Kristaps Lībietis | Sprint | 29:21.9 | 0 | 54 |
| Kristaps Lībietis | Pursuit | 43:51.23 | 6 | 54 |
| Kristaps Lībietis | Individual | 1:03:13.4 | 4 | 68 |
| Edgars Piksons | Individual | 1:06:12.5 | 7 | 79 |
| Raivis Zīmelis | Sprint | 29:11.4 | 2 | 49 |
| Raivis Zīmelis | Pursuit | 40:58.04 | 7 | 46 |
| Jānis Bērziņš Edgars Piksons Raivis Zīmelis Ilmārs Bricis | Relay | 1:28:10.6 | 5+12 | 16 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Anžela Brice | Sprint | 26:03.1 | 3 | 60 |
| Anžela Brice | Pursuit | Lapped | Lapped | Lapped |
| Anžela Brice | Individual | 56:30.5 | 2 | 48 |
| Gerda Krūmiņa | Sprint | 27:30.5 | 3 | 74 |
| Gerda Krūmiņa | Individual | 1:00:26.1 | 4 | 70 |
| Madara Līduma | Sprint | 24:11.02 | 2 | 28 |
| Madara Līduma | Pursuit | 40:50.80 | 8 | 20 |
| Madara Līduma | Mass start | 43:52.7 | 5 | 20 |
| Madara Līduma | Individual | 52:27.2 | 4 | 10 |
| Linda Savļaka | Sprint | 26:54.6 | 1 | 72 |
| Linda Savļaka | Individual | 59:44.3 | 3 | 63 |
| Madara Līduma Anžela Brice Linda Savļaka Gerda Krūmiņa | Relay | 1:26:21.3 | 2+11 | 18 |

## Bobsleigh

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank |
| Jānis Miņins Daumants Dreiškens | Two-man | 55.94 | 55.84 | 56.16 | 56.69 | 3:44.63 | 6 |
| Gatis Gūts Intars Dīcmanis | Two-man | 56.37 | 56.36 | 57.05 | 57.73 | 3:47.51 | 20 |
| Jānis Miņins Daumants Dreiškens Mārcis Rullis Jānis Ozols | Four-man | 55.88 | 55.69 | 55.51 | 55.51 | 3:42.59 | 10 |
| Mihails Arhipovs Intars Dīcmanis Māris Bogdanovs Reinis Rozītis | Four-man | 56.34 | 56.54 | 56.13 | did not advance | did not advance | 21 |

## Cross-country skiing
### Distance

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank |
| Oļegs Andrejevs | Men's 15 km classical | 45:44.2 | 77 |
| Oļegs Andrejevs | Men's 50 km freestyle | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Valts Eiduks | Men's 15 km classical | 44:12.0 | 69 |
| Valts Eiduks | Men's 50 km freestyle | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Oļegs Maļuhins | Men's 50 km freestyle | 2:15:10.6 | 60 |
| Intars Spalviņš | Men's 15 km classical | 45:13.4 | 75 |
| Intars Spalviņš | Men's 50 km freestyle | Did not finish | Did not finish |

### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Oļegs Andrejevs | Men's sprint | 2:33.23 | 74 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 74 |
| Valts Eiduks | Men's sprint | 2:31.25 | 68 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 68 |
| Oļegs Maļuhins | Men's sprint | 2:24.88 | 50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 50 |
| Intars Spalviņš | Men's sprint | 2:32.26 | 72 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 72 |

## Ice hockey
### Men's tournament
#### Players

The following is the Latvian roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Head coach: Leonīds Beresņevs
Assistant coach: Harijs Vītoliņš, Oļegs Znaroks
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
| 1 | G | Artūrs Irbe | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | (1967-02-02)February 2, 1967 (aged 39) | EC Salzburg |
| 2 | D | Rodrigo Laviņš | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | (1974-08-03)August 3, 1974 (aged 31) | Brynäs IF |
| 3 | D | Arvīds Reķis | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg) | (1979-01-01)January 1, 1979 (aged 27) | Augsburger Panther |
| 4 | D | Agris Saviels | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 203 lb (92 kg) | (1982-01-15)January 15, 1982 (aged 24) | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod |
| 7 | D | Kārlis Skrastiņš (C) | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg) | (1974-07-09)July 9, 1974 (aged 31) | Colorado Avalanche |
| 8 | D | Sandis Ozoliņš | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 214 lb (97 kg) | (1972-08-13)August 13, 1972 (aged 33) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| 9 | F | Ģirts Ankipāns | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg) | (1975-11-29)November 29, 1975 (aged 30) | HK Riga 2000 |
| 10 | F | Vladimirs Mamonovs | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | (1980-04-22)April 22, 1980 (aged 25) | Metalurgs Liepājas |
| 12 | F | Herberts Vasiļjevs | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 192 lb (87 kg) | (1976-05-27)May 27, 1976 (aged 29) | Krefeld Pinguine |
| 13 | F | Grigorijs Panteļejevs | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | (1972-11-13)November 13, 1972 (aged 33) | HK Dmitrov |
| 14 | F | Leonids Tambijevs | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 176 lb (80 kg) | (1970-09-26)September 26, 1970 (aged 35) | EHC Basel |
| 15 | F | Māris Ziediņš | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 174 lb (79 kg) | (1978-07-03)July 3, 1978 (aged 27) | Stockton Thunder |
| 17 | F | Aleksandrs Ņiživijs | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 170 lb (77 kg) | (1976-09-16)September 16, 1976 (aged 29) | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod |
| 18 | D | Georgijs Pujacs | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 218 lb (99 kg) | (1981-07-11)July 11, 1981 (aged 24) | HK Riga 2000 |
| 21 | F | Armands Bērziņš | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 212 lb (96 kg) | (1983-12-27)December 27, 1983 (aged 22) | HK Riga 2000 |
| 23 | D | Atvars Tribuncovs | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 220 lb (100 kg) | (1976-10-14)October 14, 1976 (aged 29) | Mora IK |
| 24 | F | Miķelis Rēdlihs | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 183 lb (83 kg) | (1984-07-01)July 1, 1984 (aged 21) | IF Björklöven |
| 25 | D | Krišjānis Rēdlihs | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 209 lb (95 kg) | (1981-01-15)January 15, 1981 (aged 25) | Albany River Rats |
| 27 | F | Aleksandrs Semjonovs | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 201 lb (91 kg) | (1972-06-08)June 8, 1972 (aged 33) | Malmö Redhawks |
| 29 | F | Aigars Cipruss | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg) | (1972-01-12)January 12, 1972 (aged 34) | HK Riga 2000 |
| 30 | G | Sergejs Naumovs | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg) | (1969-08-04)August 4, 1969 (aged 36) | Khimik Voskresensk |
| 31 | G | Edgars Masaļskis | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg) | (1981-03-30)March 30, 1981 (aged 24) | Neftyanik Almetievsk |
| 47 | D | Mārtiņš Cipulis | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 183 lb (83 kg) | (1980-11-29)November 29, 1980 (aged 25) | HK Riga 2000 |

#### Round-robin

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovakia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | United States | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 2 | |
| 6 | Latvia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 1 | |

## Luge

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank |
| Aiva Aparjode | Women's singles | 48.934 | 47.957 | 47.721 | 48.453 | 3:13.065 | 18 |
| Kaspars Dumpis | Men's singles | 52.432 | 52.063 | 52.391 | 52.402 | 3:29.288 | 17 |
| Anna Orlova | Women's singles | 47.654 | 47.317 | 47.280 | 47.232 | 3:09.483 | 7 |
| Guntis Rēķis | Men's singles | 52.769 | 52.338 | 52.307 | 52.742 | 3:30.156 | 21 |
| Mārtiņš Rubenis | Men's singles | 51.913 | 51.497 | 51.561 | 51.474 | 3:26.445 | |
| Maija Tīruma | Women's singles | 49.623 | 47.987 | 47.889 | 47.545 | 3:13.044 | 17 |
| Andris Šics Juris Šics | Doubles | 47.353 | 47.761 | n/a | n/a | 1:35.114 | 7 |

## Short track speed skating

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Evita Krievāne | Women's 1000 m | 1:39.986 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 19 |
| Evita Krievāne | Women's 1500 m | 2:34.171 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 23 |

## Skeleton

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
| Martins Dukurs | Men's | 58.79 | 58.60 | 1:57.39 | 7 |