# Latvia at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Latvia competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. It was the first time since 1936 that the nation had competed as an independent nation at the Winter Olympic Games. Latvian athletes competed for the Soviet Union from 1956 to 1988.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Biathlon | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobsleigh | 8 | – | 8 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Freestyle skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Luge | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 19 | 4 | 23 |

## Biathlon
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| 10 km Sprint | Gundars Upenieks | 1 | 28:32.7 | 44 |
| 10 km Sprint | Aivars Bogdanovs | 1 | 28:24.2 | 40 |
| 10 km Sprint | Ilmārs Bricis | 1 | 28:23.3 | 39 |
| 10 km Sprint | Oļegs Maļuhins | 0 | 27:17.7 | 13 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
| 20 km | Oļegs Maļuhins | 1'00:10.1 | 6 | 1'06:10.1 | 69 |
| 20 km | Aivars Bogdanovs | 1'00:28.5 | 4 | 1'04:28.5 | 62 |
| 20 km | Ilmārs Bricis | 59:27.3 | 5 | 1'04:27.3 | 61 |
| 20 km | Gundars Upenieks | 1'01:01.6 | 1 | 1'02:01.6 | 35 |

### Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
| Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| Oļegs Maļuhins Aivars Bogdanovs Ilmārs Bricis Gundars Upenieks | 3 | 1'33:31.1 | 16 |
    $^1$ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
    $^2$ One minute added per missed target.

## Bobsleigh

| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| LAT-1 | Zintis Ekmanis Aldis Intlers | Two-man | 1:00.94 | 14 | 1:01.57 | 16 | 1:01.88 | 18 | 1:01.94 | 18 | 4:06.33 | 16 |
| LAT-2 | Sandis Prūsis Adris Plūksna | Two-man | 1:00.92 | 13 | 1:01.40 | 13 | 1:01.56 | 13 | 1:01.74 | 16 | 4:05.62 | 15 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| LAT-1 | Sandis Prūsis Juris Tone Ivars Bērzups Adris Plūksna | Four-man | 59.05 | 19 | 59.07 | 16 | 58.72 | 8 | 59.08 | 13 | 3:55.92 | 14 |
| LAT-2 | Zintis Ekmanis Aldis Intlers Boriss Artemjevs Otomārs Rihters | Four-man | 59.02 | 16 | 58.99 | 13 | 59.35 | 18 | 59.36 | 16 | 3:56.72 | 16 |

## Cross-country skiing
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 10 km C | Jānis Hermanis | 35:49.8 | 88 |
| 15 km pursuit$^1$ F | Jānis Hermanis | 53:12.9 | 78 |
| 30 km C | Jānis Hermanis | 1'44:43.2 | 77 |
| 50 km F | Jānis Hermanis | 2'37:24.3 | 66 |
    $^1$ Starting delay based on 10 km results.
    C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

## Figure skating
### Men

| Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
| Konstantin Kostin | 18 | 22 | 31.0 | 20 |

### Women

| Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
| Alma Lepina | 22 | 20 | 31.5 | 20 |

## Freestyle skiing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank |
| Dans Jansons | Moguls | 34.98 | 12.93 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Normunds Aplociņš | Moguls | 34.76 | 17.03 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Luge
### Men

| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Agris Elerts | 45.785 | 12 | 45.906 | 15 | 46.456 | 13 | 46.527 | 16 | 3:04.674 | 13 |
(Men's) Doubles
| Athletes | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athletes | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Aivars Polis Roberts Suharevs | 46.988 | 13 | 46.961 | 11 | 1:33.949 | 11 |

### Women

| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Iluta Gaile | 47.412 | 16 | 47.192 | 9 | 47.377 | 14 | 47.314 | 17 | 3:09.295 | 15 |
| Evija Šulce | 47.386 | 15 | 47.326 | 15 | 47.388 | 15 | 47.107 | 13 | 3:09.207 | 14 |
| Anna Orlova | 47.263 | 12 | 47.293 | 13 | 47.161 | 7 | 47.081 | 12 | 3:08.798 | 11 |