Kristaps Mauriņš (born 5 May 1991 in

Cēsis Cēsis (; (, , , ) is a town in Latvia located in the northern part of the Central Vidzeme Upland. Cēsis is on the Gauja River valley, and is built on a series of ridges above the river, overlooking the woods below. Cēsis was selected to b ...

) is a Latvian

luge A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the Ca ...

r. He competed at the

2014 Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening ro ...

, where he placed 21st in the men's singles event.

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* 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Cēsis Latvian male lugers 21st-century Latvian sportsmen Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers for Latvia {{Latvia-luge-bio-stub