Latvia At The 2022 Winter Olympics
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Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
competed at the
2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij ...
in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. Lauris Dārziņš and
Elīza Tīruma Elīza Tīruma (also Cauce, born 21 August 1990) is a Latvian luger who has competed since 2006. She won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the team relay event and placed 12th individually. Her sister Maija Tīruma Maija Tīruma ...
were the country's flagbearer during the
opening ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event.
. Meanwhile bobsledder
Matīss Miknis Matīss Miknis (born 29 December 1992) is a Latvian bobsledder Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitio ...
was the flagbearer during the
closing ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event.
.


Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors participating at the Games per sport.


Medalists

The following Latvian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.


Alpine skiing

By meeting the basic qualification standards Latvia qualified one male ( Miks Edgars Zvejnieks) and one female ( Liene Bondare) alpine skier.


Biathlon


Bobsleigh

;Men * – Denotes the driver of the sled


Cross-country skiing

Latvia qualified two male and five female cross-country skiers. ;Distance ;Men ;Women ;Sprint


Figure skating

In the
2021 World Figure Skating Championships The 2021 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden from March 22–28, 2021. Figure skaters competed for the title of world champion in men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dance. The competition was used to det ...
in
Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
, Sweden, Latvia secured one quota in the men's competition. ;Individual


Ice hockey

;Summary Key: * OT – Overtime * GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout Latvia has qualified 28 male competitors to the ice hockey tournament.


Men's tournament

Latvia men's national ice hockey team qualified by winning the final qualification tournament. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ;Playoffs


Nordic combined


Luge

Based on the results from the
2021–22 Luge World Cup The 2021–22 Luge World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for Luge, organised by the FIL. The season started on 20 November 2021 in Yanqing, China, and concluded on 23 January 2022 in St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Morit ...
season, Latvia qualified 8 sleds. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed team relay


Short track speed skating

Latvia has qualified two male short track speed skaters.


Skeleton


Speed skating

;Individual ;Mass start


See also

*
Latvia at the Olympics Latvia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1924. After the nation was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, Latvian athletes competed for the Soviet Union at the Olympics between 1952 and 1988. After the independence of Latvia and the disso ...
* Latvia at the 2022 Winter Paralympics


References

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