Latvia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Latvia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
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![]() Flag of Latvia | |
IOC code | LAT |
NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01) | |
Competitors | 45 in 11 sports |
Flag bearer (opening) | Olivers Mūrnieks & Amēlija Kotāne |
Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
Medals Ranked 14th |
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Winter Youth Olympics appearances | |
Latvia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024, This will be Latvia's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
The Latvian delegation comprises 45 athletes competing in eleven sports. Skeleton racer Amēlija Kotāne and ice hockey team captain Olivers Mūrnieks were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[1]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Biathlon | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Bobsleigh | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Cross-country skiing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Curling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Ice hockey | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Luge | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Short track speed skating | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Skeleton | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 27 | 18 | 45 |
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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![]() | Emīls Indriksons | Skeleton | Men's | 23 January |
![]() | Latvia men's national under-16 ice hockey team | Ice hockey | Men's 3x3 tournament | 25 January |
![]() | Jānis Gruzdulis-Borovojs Ēdens Eduards Čepulis | Luge | Men's doubles | 20 January |
![]() | Dārta Neimane | Skeleton | Women's | 22 January |
![]() | Ēdens Eduards Čepulis Jānis Gruzdulis-Borovojs Edvards Marts Markitāns Margita Sirsniņa | Luge | Team relay | 23 January |
![]() | Laura Lēģere | Skeleton | Women's | 22 January |
Alpine skiing
Latvia qualified two alpine skiers (one per gender).[2]
- Men
- Pauls Pēteris Prancāns
- Women
- Frīda Saļņikova
Biathlon
Latvia qualified six biathaletes (three per gender).
- Men
- Olivers Bresme
- Valters Bresme
- Adrians Šņoriņš
- Women
- Stella Bleidele
- Keita Patrīcija Kolna
- Madara Veckalniņa
Bobsleigh
Latvia qualified two female bobsledders.[3]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Amēlija Kotāne | Women's monobob | ||||||
Kate Prudāne |
Cross-country skiing
Latvia qualified four cross-country skiers (two per gender).[4]
- Men
- Ritvars Ļepeškins
- Jēkabs Skolnieks
- Women
- Martīne Djatkoviča
- Linda Kaparkalēja
Curling
Latvia qualified a mixed doubles pair for a total of two athletes (one per gender).[5][6]
- Summary
Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Agate Regža Kristaps Zass | Mixed doubles | ![]() W 10–1 | ![]() L 5–8 | ![]() W 9–4 | ![]() W 6–3 | ![]() L 4–5 | 3 | Did not advance | 11 |
Mixed doubles
Group C | W | L | W–L | DSC |
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![]() | 5 | 0 | – | 56.80 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | – | 38.84 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | – | 77.39 |
![]() | 2 | 3 | – | 89.37 |
![]() | 1 | 4 | – | 94.80 |
![]() | 0 | 5 | – | 112.92 |
- Round robin
- Draw 4
Saturday, January 27, 18:00
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
![]() ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
- Draw 5
Sunday, January 28, 10:00
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
![]() ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
- Draw 9
Monday, January 29, 14:00
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 |
![]() ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |
- Draw 13
Tuesday, January 30, 18:00
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
![]() ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
- Draw 15
Wednesday, January 31, 12:30
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
![]() ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Figure skating
Latvia qualified two figure skaters (one per gender).
- Men
- Kirils Korkačs
- Women
- Sofija Stepčenko
Ice hockey
Latvia qualified thirteen ice hockey players for the men's 3-on-3 ice hockey tournament.[7][8]
- Roster
Lauris Dārziņš served as head coach.[9][10]
- Martins Bārtulis
- Leonards Aleksandrs Grundmanis
- Martins Klaucāns – A
- Roberts Kravalis
- Herberts Laugalis
- Timurs Mališevs
- Makss Mihailovs
- Olivers Mūrnieks – C
- Kristers Obuks – A
- Fēlikss Niks Paurs
- Patriks Plūmiņš
- Daniels Reidzāns
- Ričards Rutkis
- Summary
- GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout
Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
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Opponent Score | Opponent Score | Opponent Score | Opponent Score | Opponent Score | Opponent Score | Opponent Score | Rank | Opponent Score | Opponent Score | Rank | ||
Latvia | Men's 3x3 tournament | ![]() W 24–5 | ![]() W 24–1 | ![]() W 15–11 | ![]() W 28–2 | ![]() W 9–3 | ![]() W 8–3 | ![]() W 11–6 | 1 | ![]() W 19–5 | ![]() W 10–3 | ![]() |
Men's 3x3 tournament
- Preliminary round
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 31 | +88 | 21 | Semifinals |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 15[a] | |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 15[a] | |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 59 | +34 | 12[b] | |
5 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 12[b] | |
6 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 97 | −51 | 6 | |
7 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 95 | −72 | 3 | |
8 | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 80 | −52 | 0 |
Notes:
- ^ a b Austria 7–5 Denmark
- ^ a b Poland 8–18 Kazakhstan
20 January 2024 13:30 | Latvia ![]() | 24–5 (9–2, 7–2, 8–1) | ![]() | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
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21 January 2024 09:00 | Great Britain ![]() | 1–24 (1–8, 0–6, 0–10) | ![]() | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
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21 January 2024 17:30 | Latvia ![]() | 15–11 (5–6, 6–0, 4–5) | ![]() | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
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22 January 2024 10:30 | Latvia ![]() | 28–2 (14–1, 9–0, 5–1) | ![]() | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
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22 January 2024 16:00 | Latvia ![]() | 9–3 (2–0, 3–0, 4–3) | ![]() | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
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23 January 2024 09:00 | Poland ![]() | 3–8 (0–1, 2–1, 1–6) | ![]() | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
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23 January 2024 16:00 | Denmark ![]() | 6–11 (3–4, 1–4, 2–3) | ![]() | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
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- Semifinals
24 January 2024 12:00 | Latvia ![]() | 19–5 (9–1, 3–2, 7–2) | ![]() | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
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- Final
25 January 2024 14:00 | Latvia ![]() | 10–3 (6–1, 2–0, 2–2) | ![]() | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
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Luge
Latvia qualified six lugers (three per gender).
- Men
- Ēdens Eduards Čepulis
- Jānis Gruzdulis–Borovojs
- Edvarts Marts Markitāns
- Women
- Amanda Ogorodņikova
- Madara Pavlova
- Margita Sirsniņa
Short track speed skating
Latvia qualified two female short track speed skaters.
- Madara Gintere
- Kamila Salmiņa
Skeleton
Latvia qualified five skeleton racers (two men and three women).
- Men
- Emīls Indriksons
- Dāvis Valdovskis
- Women
- Marta Andžāne
- Dārta Dreimane
- Laura Lēģere
Speed skating
Latvia qualified one male speed skater.
- Gustavs Vācietis
See also
References
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games - IBSF Youth Olympics Ranking List – Monobob Women" (PDF). www.ibsf.org/. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 12 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Cross-Country quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games Teams Confirmed". www.worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation (WCF). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (14 April 2023). "Teams for Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympics curling competitions confirmed". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Ice hockey at Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch live YOG action". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Latvijas karogu Pasaules Jauniešu Ziemas Olimpisko spēļu atklāšanas ceremonijā nesīs Kotāne un Mūrnieks". Latvian Ministry of Education and Science (in Latvian). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Ice Hockey, Men's 3-on-3 Tournament – Team Roster: LAT - Latvia" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Ice Hockey, Men's 3-on-3 Tournament, Gold Medal Game, Game 32 – Line-ups: LAT-DEN" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.