# Latvia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Latvia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024, This will be Latvia's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
The Latvian delegation comprises 45 athletes competing in eleven sports. Skeleton racer Amēlija Kotāne and ice hockey team captain Olivers Mūrnieks were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biathlon | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Bobsleigh | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Curling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ice hockey | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Luge | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Short track speed skating | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Skeleton | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 27 | 18 | 45 |

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Emīls Indriksons | Skeleton | Men's | 23 January |
| Gold | Latvia men's national under-16 ice hockey team | Ice hockey | Men's 3x3 tournament | 25 January |
| Silver | Jānis Gruzdulis-Borovojs Ēdens Eduards Čepulis | Luge | Men's doubles | 20 January |
| Silver | Dārta Neimane | Skeleton | Women's | 22 January |
| Silver | Ēdens Eduards Čepulis Jānis Gruzdulis-Borovojs Edvards Marts Markitāns Margita Sirsniņa | Luge | Team relay | 23 January |
| Bronze | Laura Lēģere | Skeleton | Women's | 22 January |

## Alpine skiing

Latvia qualified two alpine skiers (one per gender).

### Men

* Pauls Pēteris Prancāns

### Women

* Frīda Saļņikova

## Biathlon

Latvia qualified six biathaletes (three per gender).

### Men

* Olivers Bresme
* Valters Bresme
* Adrians Šņoriņš

### Women

* Stella Bleidele
* Keita Patrīcija Kolna
* Madara Veckalniņa

## Bobsleigh

Latvia qualified two female bobsledders.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Amēlija Kotāne | Women's monobob | | | | | | |
| Kate Prudāne | Women's monobob | | | | | | |

## Cross-country skiing

Latvia qualified four cross-country skiers (two per gender).

### Men

* Ritvars Ļepeškins
* Jēkabs Skolnieks

### Women

* Martīne Djatkoviča
* Linda Kaparkalēja

## Curling

Latvia qualified a mixed doubles pair for a total of two athletes (one per gender).

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Agate Regža Kristaps Zass | Mixed doubles | Turkey W 10–1 | China L 5–8 | New Zealand W 9–4 | Brazil W 6–3 | Japan L 4–5 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |

### Mixed doubles

| Group C | W | L | W–L | DSC |
| China | 5 | 0 | – | 56.80 |
| Japan | 4 | 1 | – | 38.84 |
| Latvia | 3 | 2 | – | 77.39 |
| Turkey | 2 | 3 | – | 89.37 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 4 | – | 94.80 |
| Brazil | 0 | 5 | – | 112.92 |

#### Draw 4

Saturday, January 27, 18:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Latvia (Regža / Zass) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
| Turkey (Ekmekçi / Aybar) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |

#### Draw 5

Sunday, January 28, 10:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Latvia (Regža / Zass) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| China (Gong / Xu) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |

#### Draw 9

Monday, January 29, 14:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| New Zealand (Russell / Nevill) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Latvia (Regža / Zass) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |

#### Draw 13

Tuesday, January 30, 18:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Latvia (Regža / Zass) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Brazil (Gentile / Melo) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |

#### Draw 15

Wednesday, January 31, 12:30
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Tanaka / Kawai) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Latvia (Regža / Zass) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

## Figure skating

Latvia qualified two figure skaters (one per gender).

### Men

* Kirils Korkačs

### Women

* Sofija Stepčenko

## Ice hockey

Latvia qualified thirteen ice hockey players for the men's 3-on-3 ice hockey tournament.

### Roster

Lauris Dārziņš served as head coach.
* Martins Bārtulis
* Leonards Aleksandrs Grundmanis
* Martins Klaucāns – A
* Roberts Kravalis
* Herberts Laugalis
* Timurs Mališevs
* Makss Mihailovs
* Olivers Mūrnieks – C
* Kristers Obuks – A
* Fēlikss Niks Paurs
* Patriks Plūmiņš
* Daniels Reidzāns
* Ričards Rutkis

### Summary

* GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Team | Event | Opponent Score | Opponent Score | Opponent Score | Opponent Score | Opponent Score | Opponent Score | Opponent Score | Rank | Opponent Score | Opponent Score | Rank |
| Latvia | Men's 3x3 tournament | Spain W 24–5 | Great Britain W 24–1 | Kazakhstan W 15–11 | Chinese Taipei W 28–2 | Austria W 9–3 | Poland W 8–3 | Denmark W 11–6 | 1 | Kazakhstan W 19–5 | Denmark W 10–3 | |

### Men's 3x3 tournament
#### Preliminary round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Latvia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 31 | +88 | 21 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Austria | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 15 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Denmark | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 15 | Semifinals |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 59 | +34 | 12 | Semifinals |
| 5 | Poland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 12 | |
| 6 | Great Britain | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 97 | −51 | 6 | |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 95 | −72 | 3 | |
| 8 | Spain | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 80 | −52 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Austria 7–5 Denmark
* 1 2 Poland 8–18 Kazakhstan

#### Final
## Luge

Latvia qualified six lugers (three per gender).

### Men

* Ēdens Eduards Čepulis
* Jānis Gruzdulis–Borovojs
* Edvarts Marts Markitāns

### Women

* Amanda Ogorodņikova
* Madara Pavlova
* Margita Sirsniņa

## Short track speed skating

Latvia qualified two female short track speed skaters.
* Madara Gintere
* Kamila Salmiņa

## Skeleton

Latvia qualified five skeleton racers (two men and three women).

### Men

* Emīls Indriksons
* Dāvis Valdovskis

### Women

* Marta Andžāne
* Dārta Dreimane
* Laura Lēģere

## Speed skating

Latvia qualified one male speed skater.
* Gustavs Vācietis