Vineta Pētersone (born 21 May 1999) is a Latvian

BMX BMX, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross or bike motocross, is a cycle sport performed on BMX bikes, either in competitive BMX racing or freestyle BMX, or else in general street or off-road recreation. History BMX began during the earl ...

cyclist.

Personal life

She has competed in

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

at national level and junior international level. Her older brother Arnis Petersons has competed in cross-country mountain biking at the World Championships, and also represented Latvia in biathlon at the

2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games The 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games (german: Olympische Jugend-Winterspiele 2012), officially known as the I Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG), were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in Innsbruck, Austria, on 13–22 J ...

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

, Austria.

Career

She was selected in the Latvian team for the

Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX racing The women's BMX racing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 29 and 30 July 2021 at the Ariake Urban Sports Park. 24 cyclists from 17 nations competed in the event. Background This was the 4th appearance of the event, which ...

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* * * * 1999 births Living people BMX riders Latvian female cyclists Latvian female cross-country skiers Olympic cyclists for Latvia Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cēsis 21st-century Latvian women {{Latvia-cycling-bio-stub