Latvia at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Latvia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 34 competitors in 9 sports. They won one bronze medal in two-man bobsleigh and ranked 28th in the medal table. Competitors. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. Biathlon. Based on their Nations Cup ranking in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Latvia has qualified 2 men, and 1 woman. Bobsleigh. Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, Latvia has qualified 4 sleds. Figure  skating. Latvia has qualified one male and female figure skater, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Luge. Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Latvia qualified 8 sleds. Short track speed skating. Latvia has qualified two skaters for men's events for the Olympics during the four World Cup events in November 2017. Skeleton. Based on the world rankings, Latvia qualified 3 sleds. Martins Dukurs, the sports' most decorated athlete, had previously meddled in Vancouver and Sochi. He was a favorite to win a  medal in pyeongchang but fell short. Originally both Martins and Tomass had announced plans to retire following the 2018 Olympics, but after failing to secure a medal in pyeongchang reversed their decision.