Maija Tīruma (born 28 November 1983) is a Latvian former

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r who competed from 2000 to 2013. She won two bronze medals in the mixed team relay event at the

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). Tīruma also won a gold medal in the mixed team relay event at the 2008 FIL European Luge Championships in Cesana, Italy and finished seventh in the women's singles event at the same championships. Competing in three

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, she earned her best finish of ninth in the women's singles event at Vancouver in

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. Since 2013, she is the head coach of the Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Club of la Plagne in France. Her younger sister Elīza Cauce is also an Olympic former luger.

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2002 luge women's singles results

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* * * * 1983 births Living people Latvian female lugers Olympic lugers for Latvia Lugers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Lugers from Riga {{Latvia-luge-bio-stub