# Latvia at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

Latvia competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The Latvian team consisted of 16 athletes in 7 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Augusts Vasiļonoks | Ice hockey | Boys' individual skills | 19 Jan |
| Silver | Riks Rozītis | Luge | Boys' singles | 15 Jan |
| Bronze | Ulla Zirne | Luge | Girls' singles | 16 Jan |

## Alpine skiing

Latvia qualified one boy and girl in alpine skiing.

### Boy

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
| Miks Zvejnieks | Slalom | 43.35 | 39.83 | 1:23.18 | 13 |
| Miks Zvejnieks | Giant slalom | 1:00.31 | 56.16 | 1:56.47 | 13 |
| Miks Zvejnieks | Super-G | | | 1:09.99 | 32 |
| Miks Zvejnieks | Combined | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |

### Girl

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
| Agnese Āboltiņa | Slalom | 48.41 | 42.87 | 1:31.28 | 16 |
| Agnese Āboltiņa | Giant slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Agnese Āboltiņa | Super-G | | | 1:13.14 | 27 |
| Agnese Āboltiņa | Combined | 1:10.67 | 41.62 | 1:52.29 | 22 |

## Biathlon

Latvia qualified a full biathlon team of 2 boys and 1 girl.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Jānis Slavēns | Sprint | 23:50.9 | 2 | 45 |
| Jānis Slavēns | Pursuit | 41:33.3 | 10 | 48 |
| Linards Zēmelis | Sprint | 25:11.0 | 5 | 49 |
| Linards Zēmelis | Pursuit | 37:56.6 | 2 | 43 |

### Girl

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Gunita Gaile | Sprint | 27:09.1 | 6 | 47 |
| Gunita Gaile | Pursuit | 42:01.1 | 4 | 46 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Gunita Gaile Zane Eglīte Linards Zemelis Arnis Pētersons | Cross-Country-Biathlon Mixed Relay | 1:17:29.0 | 0+6 | 23 |

## Bobsleigh

Latvia qualified one boy.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
| Oskars Ķibermanis Elvis Kamšs | Two-Boys | 54.57 | 54.80 | 1:49.37 | 4 |

## Cross country skiing

Latvia qualified one boy and girl.

### Boy

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Arnis Pētersons | 10km classical | 32:14.7 | 24 |

### Girl

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Zane Eglīte | 5km classical | 20:54.0 | 38 |

### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Arnis Pētersons | Boys' sprint | 1:49.62 | 26 Q | 1:50.1 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zane Eglīte | Girls' sprint | 2:24.79 | 37 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Gunita Gaile Zane Eglīte Linards Zemelis Arnis Pētersons | Cross-Country-Biathlon Mixed Relay | 1:17:29.0 | 0+6 | 23 |

## Ice hockey

Latvia qualified one boy to compete in the skills challenge competition.

### Boy

| Athlete(s) | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Grand final | Grand final |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Augusts Vasiļonoks | Individual skills | 35 | 1 Q | 22 | |

## Luge

Latvia qualified five athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
| Rihards Lozbers | Boys' singles | 40.110 | 40.003 | 1:20.113 | 6 |
| Riks Rozītis | Boys' singles | 39.838 | 39.968 | 1:19.806 | |
| Imants Marcinkēvičs Kristens Putins | Doubles | 43.415 | 42.985 | 1:26.400 | 7 |
| Ulla Zirne | Girls' singles | 40.184 | 40.295 | 1:20.479 | |

### Team

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Boys' | Girls' | Doubles | Total | Rank |
| Ulla Zirne Riks Rozītis Kristens Putins Imants Marcinkēvičs | Mixed Team Relay | 44.742 | 48.197 | 47.184 | 2:20.123 | 6 |

## Skeleton

Latvia qualified one boy in skeleton.

### Boy

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
| Dāvis Dreimanis | Boys' individual | 59.22 | 59.24 | 1:58.46 | 8 |