# Latvia at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Latvia competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biathlon | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Bobsleigh | 6 | – | 6 |
| Cross-country skiing | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Luge | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Speed skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 8 | 29 |

## Alpine skiing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Ivars Ciaguns | Giant Slalom | 1:28.52 | 1:25.07 | 2:53.59 | 34 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Ilze Ābola | Giant Slalom | 1:30.66 | 1:43.84 | 3:14.50 | 31 |

## Biathlon
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| 10 km Sprint | Ilmārs Bricis | 4 | 30:01.7 | 32 |
| 10 km Sprint | Oļegs Maļuhins | 1 | 28:37.4 | 6 |
| 10 km Sprint | Jēkabs Nākums | 1 | 28:36.9 | 5 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
| 20 km | Gundars Upenieks | 58:42.6 | 8 | 1'06:42.6 | 66 |
| 20 km | Jēkabs Nākums | 56:40.1 | 5 | 1'01:40.1 | 37 |
| 20 km | Ilmārs Bricis | 55:15.1 | 3 | 58:15.1 | 5 |

### Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
| Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| Oļegs Maļuhins Ilmārs Bricis Gundars Upenieks Jēkabs Nākums | 2 | 1'24:24.4 | 6 |

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| 7.5 km Sprint | Ieva Cederštrēma-Volfa | 2 | 25:12.7 | 34 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
| 15 km | Ieva Cederštrēma-Volfa | 57:54.4 | 1 | 58:54.4 | 25 |
    $^1$ 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 | Sandis Prūsis Jānis Elsiņš | Two-man | 54.91 | 10 | 54.52 | 3 | 54.29 | 4 | 54.52 | 6 | 3:38.24 | 5 |
| LAT-2 | Rodžers Lodziņš Māris Rozentāls | Two-man | 55.34 | 18 | 55.25 | 21 | 55.06 | 17 | 55.10 | 20 | 3:40.75 | 18 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Total | Total |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| LAT-1 | Sandis Prūsis Egils Bojārs Jānis Ozols Jānis Elsiņš | Four-man | 52.98 | 5 | 53.50 | 7 | 53.78 | 6 | 2:40.26 | 6 |

## Cross-country skiing
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 10 km C | Roberts Raimo | 33:09.9 | 83 |
| 10 km C | Juris Ģērmanis | 32:05.8 | 77 |
| 10 km C | Jānis Hermanis | 31:12.1 | 65 |
| 15 km pursuit$^1$ F | Juris Ģērmanis | DNF | – |
| 15 km pursuit$^1$ F | Jānis Hermanis | 49:55.1 | 63 |
| 30 km C | Jānis Hermanis | DNF | – |
| 50 km F | Roberts Raimo | 2'30:49.9 | 60 |
    $^1$ Starting delay based on 10 km results.
    C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 5 km C | Andžela Brice | 21:39.2 | 78 |
| 5 km C | Ināra Rudko | 20:56.1 | 71 |
| 10 km pursuit$^2$ F | Ināra Rudko | 37:20.3 | 67 |
| 10 km pursuit$^2$ F | Andžela Brice | 37:07.5 | 66 |
| 15 km C | Ināra Rudko | 56:07.8 | 61 |
| 30 km F | Ināra Rudko | 1'43:22.8 | 57 |
| 30 km F | Andžela Brice | 1'37:08.4 | 53 |
    $^2$ Starting delay based on 5 km results.
    C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

## 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 |
| Sandris Bērzinš | 51.220 | 24 | 51.370 | 26 | 51.341 | 23 | 51.460 | 25 | 3:25.391 | 25 |
| Mārtiņš Rubenis | 50.758 | 22 | 50.491 | 19 | 50.603 | 16 | 50.300 | 13 | 3:22.152 | 14 |
| Guntis Rēķis | 50.676 | 18 | 50.296 | 15 | 50.545 | 15 | 50.798 | 22 | 3:22.315 | 17 |
(Men's) Doubles
| Athletes | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athletes | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Roberts Suharevs Dairis Leksis | 51.281 | 8 | 51.970 | 15 | 1:43.251 | 13 |
| Juris Vovčoks Māris Lēģeris | 53.969 | 17 | 52.586 | 16 | 1:46.555 | 17 |

### 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 |
| Jurita Šnitko | 52.921 | 24 | 52.638 | 22 | 52.347 | 25 | 51.801 | 21 | 3:29.707 | 22 |
| Anna Orlova | 52.199 | 16 | 51.772 | 10 | 51.642 | 16 | 51.350 | 16 | 3:26.963 | 13 |
| Iluta Gaile | 52.157 | 14 | 52.016 | 14 | 51.516 | 12 | 51.292 | 13 | 3:26.981 | 14 |

## Speed skating
### Women

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 1000 m | Ilonda Lūse | 1:24.32 | 39 |
| 1500 m | Ilonda Lūse | 2:08.71 | 32 |
| 3000 m | Ilonda Lūse | 4:33.77 | 28 |