Latvia at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Latvia at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  LAT
NOC Latvian Olympic Committee
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At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin
Competitors 61
Medals
Rank: 26		 Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
1		 Total
1
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
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1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006
Other related appearances
Russia Russia (1912)
Soviet Union Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Latvia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Mārtiņš Rubenis won Latvia's first Winter Olympic medal.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Bronze

[edit] Top 10 finishes

[edit] 4th place

[edit] 10th place

  • Biathlon
    • Women's 15 km individual: Madara Līduma

[edit] Events

[edit] Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Men's combined
Name Downhill Slalom run 1 Slalom run 2 Total Final rank
Renārs Doršs 1:44.54 52.55 Did not finish - -
Men's downhill
Name Time Final rank
Renārs Doršs 1:57.54 46th place
Men's Super-G
Name Time Final rank
Ivars Ciaguns 1:38.18 52nd place

[edit] Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Men's 10 km sprint
Name Missed shots Final Final rank
Ilmārs Bricis 1 27:26.9 13th place
Jānis Bērziņš 1 29:09.9 50th place
Raivis Zīmelis 2 29:11.4 51st place
Kristaps Lībietis 0 29:21.9 56th place
Men's 12.5 km pursuit
Name Missed shots Final Final rank
Ilmārs Bricis 2 +26.7 4th place
Jānis Bērziņš 2 +5:02.6 44th place
Raivis Zīmelis 7 +5:37.8 48th place
Kristaps Lībietis 6 +8:31.0 56th place
Men's 15 km mass start
Name Missed shots Final Final rank
Ilmārs Bricis 3 50:27.6 28th place
Men's 20 km individual
Name Missed shots Final Final rank
Ilmārs Bricis 4 57:19.2 19th place
Jānis Bērziņš 2 59:24.3 37th place
Kristaps Lībietis 4 1:03:13.4 69th place
Edgars Piksons 7 1:06:12.5 80th place
Men's 4x6 km relay
Name Missed shots Final Final rank
Jānis Bērziņš 4 22:21.5
Edgars Piksons 1 21:11.5
Raivis Zīmelis 10 23:55.2
Ilmārs Bricis 2 20:42.4
Total 17 1:28:26.4 16th place
Women's 7.5 km sprint
Name Missed shots Final Final rank
Madara Līduma 2 24:11.0 28th place
Anžela Brice 3 26:03.1 60th place
Linda Savļaka 1 26:54.6 72nd place
Gerda Krūmiņa 3 27:50.5 74th place
Women's 10 km pursuit
Name Missed shots Final Final rank
Madara Līduma 8 +4:07.2 20th place
Anžela Brice Lapped - -
Women's 12.5 km mass start
Name Missed shots Final Final rank
Madara Līduma 5 43:52.7 20th place
Women's 15 km individual
Name Missed shots Final Final rank
Madara Līduma 4 52:27.2 10th place
Anžela Brice 2 56:30.5 48th place
Linda Savļaka 3 59:44.3 63rd place
Gerda Krūmiņa 4 1:00:26.1 70th place
Women's 4x6 km relay
Name Missed shots Final Final rank
Madara Līduma 3 19:35.8
Anžela Brice 1 20:57.9
Linda Savļaka 1 22:07.3
Gerda Krūmiņa 8 23:40.3
Total 13 1:26:21.3 18th place

[edit] Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics

[edit] Men

[edit] Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

[edit] Men

  • Oļegs Andrejevs
  • Valts Eiduks
  • Oļegs Maļuhins
  • Intars Spalviņš

[edit] Luge

Main article: Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Men's singles

Run 1 - 51.913
Run 2 - 51.497
Run 3 - 51.561
Run 4 - 51.474
Final - 3:26.445 (Bronze medal)
Run 1 - 52.432
Run 2 - 52.063
Run 3 - 52.391
Run 4 - 52.402
Final - 3:29.288 (17th place)
Run 1 - 52.769
Run 2 - 52.338
Run 3 - 52.307
Run 4 - 52.742
Final - 3:30.156 (21st place)

Women's singles

Run 1 - 47.654
Run 2 - 47.317
Run 3 - 47.280
Run 4 - 47.232
Final - 3:09.483 (7th place)
Run 1 - 49.623
Run 2 - 47.987
Run 3 - 47.889
Run 4 - 47.545
Final - 3:13.044 (17th place)
Run 1 - 48.934
Run 2 - 47.957
Run 3 - 47.421
Run 4 - 48.453
Final - 3:13.065 (18th place)

Doubles

Run 1 - 47.353
Run 2 - 47.761
Final - 1:35.114 (7th place)

[edit] Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Goaltenders

Defensemen

Forwards

[edit] Short track

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Women's 1000 m

  • Evita Krievāne
Heat 7 - 1:39.986 (3rd) - did not advance
Final ranking - 19th place

Women's 1500 m

  • Evita Krievāne
Qualifying heats - 2:34.171 (Heat 5; 5th place) (did not advance)

[edit] Skeleton

Main article: Skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Men's skeleton

Name Run 1 Run 2 Total Final rank
Martins Dukurs 58.79 58.60 01:57.39 7th place

[edit] References