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participated at the

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, with 58 athletes in 9 sports, which tied the biggest Latvian delegation to the Olympics ever. At the Games,

Haralds Silovs Haralds Silovs (born 7 April 1986) is a Latvian long track and former short track speed skater, who became the 2008 and 2011 European champion in short track. He has participated in three Winter Olympics. In 2018, he finished fourth at speed s ...

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. Bobsledder

Jānis Miņins Jānis Miņins (born 15 August 1980 in Kuldīga) is a Latvian bobsledder who has competed since 1999. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid, New York, earning the country its first champi ...

, who was among the favourites in four-man bobsleigh, missed the Olympics, because of an

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surgery he went through, when he had already arrived in

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.(in Latvian) parSportu.lv
"Miņins nestartēs arī četriniekos"
, ''25 February 2010''. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 2010 Opening Ceremony - Latvia entering

Medalists

Alpine skiing

;Men ;Women

Biathlon

;Men ;Women

Bobsleigh

; Two-man ; Four-man

Cross-country skiing

;Men ;Women

Ice hockey

Men's tournament

;Roster

Group play

played in Group B. ;Round-robin All times are local ( UTC-8). ---- ---- ;Standings

Final rounds

;Qualification playoff

Luge

Short track speed skating

;Men

Skeleton

Speed skating

;Men

References

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