# Latvia at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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.
Ice hockey player Vitalijs Pavlovs tested positive for methylhexaneamine and was thrown out of the Olympics.
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. The IOC requested that the FIBT modify the results, and the medals were redistributed accordingly. Also, the gold medal in the four-man Bobsleigh event is Latvia's first Winter Olympic gold medal.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Oskars Melbārdis Arvis Vilkaste Daumants Dreiškens Jānis Strenga | Bobsleigh | Four-man | 23 February |
| Silver | Martins Dukurs | Skeleton | Men's | 15 February |
| Bronze | Andris Šics Juris Šics | Luge | Men's doubles | 12 February |
| Bronze | Mārtiņš Rubenis Elīza Tīruma Andris Šics Juris Šics | Luge | Mixed team relay | 13 February |
| Bronze | Daumants Dreiškens Oskars Melbārdis | Bobsleigh | Two-man | 17 February |

## Alpine skiing

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Latvia had five athletes in qualification position.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Mārtiņš Onskulis | Men's giant slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Mārtiņš Onskulis | Men's slalom | 56.16 | 61 | 1:01.44 | 24 | 1:57.60 | 27 |
| Roberts Rode | Men's downhill | — | — | — | — | 2:17.50 | 47 |
| Roberts Rode | Men's slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Roberts Rode | Men's super-G | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Kristaps Zvejnieks | Men's giant slalom | 1:27.80 | 47 | 1:29.50 | 46 | 2:57.30 | 43 |
| Kristaps Zvejnieks | Men's slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Agnese Āboltiņa | Women's giant slalom | 1:31.85 | 61 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Agnese Āboltiņa | Women's slalom | 1:05.44 | 49 | 1:01.18 | 35 | 2:06.62 | 37 |
| Agnese Āboltiņa | Women's super-G | — | — | — | — | 1:36.10 | 31 |
| Lelde Gasūna | Women's giant slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Lelde Gasūna | 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.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Andrejs Rastorgujevs | Men's sprint | 25:20.2 | 1 (1+0) | 17 |
| Andrejs Rastorgujevs | Men's pursuit | 34:36.9 | 1 (0+0+1+0) | 9 |
| Andrejs Rastorgujevs | Men's individual | 53:18.9 | 3 (0+1+0+2) | 33 |
| Andrejs Rastorgujevs | 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 |
| Žanna Juškāne | Women's individual | DNF | 6 (2+2+2) | DNF |

## Bobsleigh

The team consisted of the following athletes:
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | |
| Oskars Ķibermanis* Vairis Leiboms | Two-man | 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 | Four-man | 55.10 | 5 | 55.13 | 1 | 55.15 | 2 | 55.31 | 3 | 3:40.69 | |
* – 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.

### Distance

| Athlete | Event | Classical | Classical | Freestyle | Freestyle | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank |
| Arvis Liepiņš | Men's 15 km classical | — | — | — | — | 45:36.2 | +7:06.5 | 73 |
| Arvis Liepiņš | Men's 30 km skiathlon | 40:44.1 | 64 | 38:39.9 | 66 | 1:20:00.1 | +11:44.7 | 66 |
| Arvis Liepiņš | Men's 50 km freestyle | — | — | — | — | 2:04:45.6 | +17:50.4 | 59 |
| Jānis Paipals | Men's 15 km classical | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Inga Dauškāne | Women's 10 km classical | — | — | — | — | 36:13.1 | +7:55.3 | 65 |

### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Arvis Liepiņš | Men's sprint | 3:49.28 | 61 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jānis Paipals | Men's sprint | 3:56.21 | 71 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Inga Dauškāne | Women's sprint | 2:53.90 | 59 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Ice hockey

Latvia qualified a men's team by winning a qualification tournament.
The following is the Latvian roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2013–14 team |
| 1 | G | Ervīns Muštukovs | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 7 April 1984 | Rīga | EfB Ishockey (DEN) |
| 3 | F | Juris Štāls | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 8 April 1982 | Rīga | HK Poprad (SVK) |
| 5 | F | Jānis Sprukts | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 31 January 1982 | Rīga | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) |
| 6 | D | Arvīds Reķis | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 1 January 1979 | Jūrmala | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 8 | D | Sandis Ozoliņš – C | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 3 August 1972 | Sigulda | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 9 | D | Krišjānis Rēdlihs | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 15 January 1981 | Rīga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 10 | F | Lauris Dārziņš – A | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 28 January 1985 | Rīga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 11 | D | Kristaps Sotnieks | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 29 January 1987 | Rīga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 12 | F | Herberts Vasiļjevs | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 23 May 1976 | Rīga | Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) |
| 15 | F | Mārtiņš Karsums | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 26 February 1986 | Rīga | Dynamo Moscow (KHL) |
| 16 | F | Kaspars Daugaviņš | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 18 May 1988 | Rīga | HC Geneve-Servette (NLA) |
| 21 | F | Armands Bērziņš | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 27 December 1983 | Rīga | Beibarys Atyrau (KAZ) |
| 24 | F | Miķelis Rēdlihs | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 1 July 1984 | Rīga | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) |
| 28 | F | Zemgus Girgensons | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 5 January 1994 | Rīga | Buffalo Sabres (NHL) |
| 29 | D | Ralfs Freibergs | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 17 May 1991 | Rīga | Bowling Green Falcons (NCAA) |
| 31 | G | Edgars Masaļskis | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 31 March 1980 | Rīga | HK Poprad (SVK) |
| 32 | D | Artūrs Kulda | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 25 July 1988 | Leipzig, Germany | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) |
| 37 | D | Oskars Bārtulis – A | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 21 January 1987 | Ogre | Donbass Donetsk (KHL) |
| 47 | F | Mārtiņš Cipulis | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 29 November 1980 | Cēsis | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 50 | G | Kristers Gudļevskis | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 31 July 1992 | Aizkraukle | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) |
| 51 | F | Koba Jass | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 4 May 1990 | Rīga | Bílí Tygři Liberec (CZE) |
| 70 | F | Miks Indrašis | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 30 September 1990 | Rīga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 79 | F | Vitālijs Pavlovs | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 17 June 1989 | Rīga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 81 | D | Georgijs Pujacs | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 11 June 1981 | Rīga | Dinamo Riga (KHL) |
| 91 | F | Ronalds Ķēniņš | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 28 February 1991 | Rīga | ZSC Lions (NLA) |

### Group stage

| Teamvte | 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 | |

### Quarterfinal
## Luge

Latvia achieved the following quota places:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Singles | 53.144 | 23 | 52.923 | 19 | 52.518 | 21 | 52.630 | 23 | 3:31.215 | 21 |
| Mārtiņš Rubenis | Singles | 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 | Doubles | 49.880 | 5 | 49.910 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1:39.790 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Singles | 51.125 | 15 | 51.159 | 21 | 51.054 | 15 | 51.347 | 21 | 3:24.685 | 18 |

### Mixed team relay

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | |

## Short track speed skating
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | |
| Tomass Dukurs | Men's | 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

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Haralds Silovs | 500 m | 36.12 | 39 | 36.32 | 38 | 72.44 | 37 |
| Haralds Silovs | 1000 m | — | — | — | — | 1:10.29 | 24 |
| Haralds Silovs | 1500 m | — | — | — | — | 1:46.79 | 14 |