Latvia at the
2010 Winter Olympics
IOC codeLAT
NOCLatvian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
in Vancouver, Canada
Competitors58 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Martins Dukurs
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
2
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Latvia participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with 58 athletes in 9 sports, which tied the biggest Latvian delegation to the Olympics ever.

At the Games, Haralds Silovs became the first athlete in Olympic games to participate in both short track (1500m) and long track (5000m) speed skating, and the first to compete in two different disciplines on the same day.[1][2][3][4]

Bobsledder Jānis Miņins, who was among the favourites in four-man bobsleigh, missed the Olympics, because of an appendix surgery he went through, when he had already arrived in Canada just days before the Olympic start. He participated also in several trainings for the four-man event, but after crashing twice, decided not to start.[5]

The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Andris Šics
Juris Šics		 Luge Doubles February 17
 Silver Martins Dukurs Skeleton Men's February 19

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Roberts Rode Downhill 2:03.36 58
Combined - DNF
Kristaps Zvejnieks Giant slalom 2:58.62 62
Slalom 1:51.29 37
Women
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Liene Fimbauere Giant slalom 2:46.93 51
Slalom 2:02.11 49

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Ilmārs Bricis Sprint 25:41.3 2 (1+1) 14
Pursuit 36:14.9 4 (0+0+2+2) 32
Individual 108:33.9 6 (3+1+1+1) 74
Kaspars Dumbris Individual 56:30.1 5 (2+0+2+1) 73
Kristaps Lībietis Sprint 27:32.5 1 (1+0) 64
Individual 56:02.4 3 (2+0+1+0) 70
Edgars Piksons Sprint 28:23.0 2 (1+1) 78
Individual 52:52.5 2 (1+1+0+0) 37
Andrejs Rastorgujevs Sprint 27:05.3 3 (2+1) 50
Pursuit 41:35.9 9 (2+2+3+2) 58
Edgars Piksons
Ilmārs Bricis
Andrejs Rastorgujevs
Kristaps Lībietis 		Relay 1:35:15.5 7+16 19
Women
Athlete Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Līga Glāzere Sprint 22:47.7 1 (0+1) 69
Individual 50:20.3 5 (3+0+1+1) 78
Žanna Juškāne Sprint 23:32.4 3 (1+2) 79
Individual 53:36.4 7 (3+1+1+2) 84
Gerda Krūmiņa Sprint 22:09.3 1 (0+1) 48
Pursuit 34:02.6 3 (0+0+2+1) 57
Individual 48:00.1 4 (0+3+1+0) 69
Madara Līduma Sprint 22:23.8 4 (2+2) 57
Pursuit 37:58.7 4 (0+2+1+1) 38
Individual 47:30.2 6 (0+3+1+2) 67
Žanna Juškāne
Madara Līduma
Līga Glāzere
Gerda Krūmiņa 		Relay 1:18:56.2 4+12 19

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Two-man
Sled Athletes Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank
LAT I Daumants Dreiškens
Edgars Maskalāns 		52.16 52.32 52.17 52.43 3:29.08 8
Four-man
Sled Athletes Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Rank
LAT I Jānis Miņins
Daumants Dreiškens
Oskars Melbārdis
Intars Dambis 		DNS
LAT II Edgars Maskalāns
Pāvels Tulubjevs
Raivis Broks
Mihails Arhipovs 		51.60 51.42 51.85 51.78 3:26.65 11

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Jānis Paipals 15km freestyle 38:18.0 72
30km pursuit LAP 54
Sprint 4:04.48 62
Women
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Anete Brice 10km freestyle 30:51.8 70

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

The following is the Latvian roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[6]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team
31 G Edgars Masaļskis 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 31 March 1980 Riga Latvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
1 G Ervīns Muštukovs 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 7 April 1984 Riga Latvia Dinamo-Juniors Riga (BLR)
30 G Sergejs Naumovs 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 4 April 1969 Riga Latvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
8 D Oskars Bārtulis 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 21 January 1987 Ogre United States Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
13 D Guntis Galviņš 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 25 January 1986 Talsi Latvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
2 D Rodrigo Laviņš 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 3 August 1974 Riga Latvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
71 D Georgijs Pujacs 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 11 June 1981 Riga Russia Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL)
26 D Krišjānis Rēdlihs 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 15 January 1981 Riga Latvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
3 D Arvīds Reķis 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 1 January 1979 Jūrmala Germany Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg (DEL)
7 D Kārlis Skrastiņš – C 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 9 July 1974 Riga United States Dallas Stars (NHL)
11 D Kristaps Sotnieks 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 29 January 1987 Riga Latvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
75 F Ģirts Ankipāns 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 29 November 1975 Riga Latvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
21 F Armands Bērziņš 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 27 December 1983 Riga Latvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
47 F Mārtiņš Cipulis 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 29 November 1980 Cēsis Latvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
10 F Lauris Dārziņš 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 28 January 1985 Riga Latvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
16 F Kaspars Daugaviņš 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 18 May 1988 Riga United States Binghamton Senators (AHL)
9 F Mārtiņš Karsums 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 26 February 1986 Riga Latvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
87 F Gints Meija 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 4 September 1987 Riga Latvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
17 F Aleksandrs Ņiživijs – A 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 16 September 1976 Riga Latvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
24 F Miķelis Rēdlihs 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 1 July 1984 Riga Latvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
88 F Aleksejs Širokovs 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 20 February 1981 Riga Russia Amur Khabarovsk (KHL)
5 F Jānis Sprukts 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 31 January 1982 Riga Latvia Dinamo Riga (KHL)
12 F Herberts Vasiļjevs – A 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 23 May 1976 Riga Germany Krefeld Pinguine (DEL)

Group play

Latvia played in Group B.

Round-robin

All times are local (UTC-8).

16 February 2010
21:00		Russia 8–2
(3–0, 1–0, 4–2)		 LatviaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,862
Game reference
Evgeni NabokovGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
United States Dennis LaRue
Sweden Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
United States Peter Feola
Canada Jay Sharrers
D. Zaripov (S. Fedorov, I. Nikulin) – 2:381–0
A. Radulov (S. Fedorov, D. Kalinin) – 7:462–0
A. Ovechkin (A. Semin) – 19:253–0
E. Malkin (M. Afinogenov, I. Kovalchuk) (PP) – 38:184–0
4–140:33 – H. Vasiļjevs (A. Ņiživijs, M. Cipulis)
A. Ovechkin (P. Datsyuk) – 40:595–1
D. Zaripov (S. Zinovyev) – 41:306–1
I. Kovalchuk (E. Malkin, F. Tyutin) – 43:047–1
7–243:35 – Ģ. Ankipāns (J. Sprukts, M. Karsums)
A. Morozov (A. Markov) – 58:578–2
10 minPenalties16 min
45Shots20
19 February 2010
16:30		Czech Republic 5–2
(3–0, 1–2, 1–0)		 LatviaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,984
Game reference
Tomáš VokounGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
Finland Jyri Rönn
United States Chris Rooney
Linesmen:
Finland Stefan Fonselius
United States Thor Nelson
D. Krejčí (M. Erat, T. Fleischmann) – 2:301–0
M. Michálek (M. Židlický, T. Plekanec) – 3:332–0
J. Jágr (M. Židlický, T. Kaberle) (PP) – 5:073–0
T. Kaberle (P. Eliáš, M. Židlický) (PP) – 26:334–0
4–135:30 – K. Sotnieks (H. Vasiļjevs)
4–238:26 – Ģ. Ankipāns (M. Karsums, G. Pujacs) (PP)
P. Eliáš (SH) (EN) – 59:425–2
10 minPenalties26 min
39Shots18
20 February 2010
16:30		Latvia 0–6
(0–3, 0–2, 0–1)		 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,023
Game reference
Edgars MasaļskisGoaliesJaroslav HalákReferees:
Canada Dan O'Halloran
Sweden Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Ukraine Andriy Kicha
United States Brian Murphy
0–12:44 – Ľ. Višňovský (J. Stümpel, R. Zedník) (PP)
0–29:11 – R. Zedník (M. Handzuš, Ľ. Bartečko)
0–317:08 – J. Stümpel (Ž. Pálffy)
0–421:07 – Mari. Hossa (J. Stümpel) (PP)
0–522:20 – M. Handzuš
0–657:20 – I. Baranka (M. Štrbák, M. Handzuš)
6 minPenalties8 min
21Shots37
Standings
Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Russia 3 2 0 1 0 13 6 +7 7 Quarterfinals
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 0 1 10 7 +3 6
 Slovakia 3 1 1 0 1 9 4 +5 5
 Latvia 3 0 0 0 3 4 19 −15 0
Source:[citation needed]

Final rounds

Qualification playoff
23 February 2010
19:00		Czech Republic 3–2 (OT)
(2–0, 0–0, 0–2, 1–0)		 LatviaUBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,448
Game reference
Tomáš VokounGoaliesEdgars MasaļskisReferees:
Canada Bill McCreary
Switzerland Brent Reiber
Linesmen:
Slovakia Milan Novak
Germany Felix Winnekens
T. Rolinek (F. Kuba, M. Havlát) (PP) – 5:521–0
T. Fleischmann (D. Krejčí, R. Červenka) – 11:062–0
2–152:02 – M. Cipulis (A. Ņiživijs, K. Rēdlihs)
2–256:19 – M. Rēdlihs (A. Bērziņš, L. Dārziņš)
D. Krejčí (T. Fleischmann) – 65:103–2
10 minPenalties10 min
50Shots26

Luge

Main article: Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Athlete(s) Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Inārs Kivlenieks Men's 48.960 18 49.065 19 49.259 18 48.920 18 3:18.204 18
Guntis Rēķis Men's 49.275 25 49.625 27 49.476 26 49.071 26 3:17.447 26
Mārtiņš Rubenis Men's 48.818 13 48.831 11 49.064 11 48.809 11 3:15.525 11
Agnese Koklača Women's 42.627 27 42.334 24 43.091 27 42.336 24 2:50.388 24
Anna Orlova Women's 41.998 11 41.947 14 42.260 13 42.100 13 2:48.305 13
Maija Tīruma Women's 41.773 4 41.933 8 42.012 8 41.936 9 2:47.654 9
Andris Šics & Juris Šics Doubles 41.420 2 41.549 2 1:22.969 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Oskars Gudramovičs & Pēteris Kalniņš Doubles 41.982 12 42.013 12 1:23.995 12

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Haralds Silovs 500 m 41.673 2 Q 41.837 3 - - 12
1000 m 1:25.951 2 Q 1:50.292 4 - - 14
1500 m - - 2:14.900 2 Q 2:14.009 4 QB 2:19.435 10

Skeleton

Martins Dukurs (left) at the 2010 Winter Olympics men's skeleton medal ceremony.

Main article: Skeleton at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Athlete(s) Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martins Dukurs Men's
52.32
1
52.59
2
52.28
52.61
3:29.80
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tomass Dukurs Men's
52.94
8
52.88
4
52.62
52.69
3:31.13
4

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Haralds Silovs 5000 m 6:35.69 20

References

  1. ^ "Latvia's quick-change artist makes Olympic history". Toronto Star. 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  2. ^ Harris, Beth (2010-02-13). "Latvian speedskater is 1st to do double duty". Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-02-19.[dead link]
  3. ^ CTV Olympics, "Latvian skater makes Olympic history", Agence France Press, 14 February 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  4. ^ New York Times, "Crosstown Ride to a Speedskating First", Associated Press, 30 January 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  5. ^ (in Latvian) parSportu.lv, "Miņins nestartēs arī četriniekos" Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, 25 February 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey: Team Latvia Tournamement Standings and Statistics". International Olympic Committee.
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