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Latvia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

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Latvia at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
IOC codeLAT
NOCLatvian Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors45 in 11 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Olivers Mūrnieks & Amēlija Kotāne
Flag bearer (closing)TBD
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
6
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

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The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
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

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Emīls Indriksons Skeleton Men's 23 January
 Gold Latvia men's national under-16 ice hockey team Ice hockey Men's 3x3 tournament 25 January
 Silver Jānis Gruzdulis-Borovojs
Ēdens Eduards Čepulis
Luge Men's doubles 20 January
 Silver Dārta Neimane Skeleton Women's 22 January
 Silver Ēdens Eduards Čepulis
Jānis Gruzdulis-Borovojs
Edvards Marts Markitāns
Margita Sirsniņa
Luge Team relay 23 January
 Bronze Laura Lēģere Skeleton Women's 22 January

Alpine skiing

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Latvia qualified two alpine skiers (one per gender).[2]

Men
Women

Biathlon

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Latvia qualified six biathaletes (three per gender).

Men
Women

Bobsleigh

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Latvia qualified two female bobsledders.[3]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Amēlija Kotāne Women's monobob
Kate Prudāne

Cross-country skiing

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Latvia qualified four cross-country skiers (two per gender).[4]

Men
Women

Curling

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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
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Agate Regža
Kristaps Zass
Mixed doubles  Turkey
W 10–1
 China
L 5–8
 New Zealand
W 9–4
 Brazil
W 6–3
 Japan
L 4–5
3 Did not advance 11

Mixed doubles

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Group C W L W–L DSC
 China 5 0 56.80
 Japan 4 1 38.84
 Latvia 3 2 77.39
 Turkey 2 3 89.37
 New Zealand 1 4 94.80
 Brazil 0 5 112.92
Round robin
Draw 4

Saturday, January 27, 18:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Latvia (Regža / Zass) (has hammer) 1 1 0 4 2 2 X X 10
 Turkey (Ekmekçi / Aybar) 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
 Latvia (Regža / Zass) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 5
 China (Gong / Xu) (has hammer) 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
 New Zealand (Russell / Nevill) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
 Latvia (Regža / Zass) (has hammer) 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
 Latvia (Regža / Zass) (has hammer) 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 X 6
 Brazil (Gentile / Melo) 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
 Japan (Tanaka / Kawai) 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 5
 Latvia (Regža / Zass) (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4

Figure skating

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Latvia qualified two figure skaters (one per gender).

Men
Women

Ice hockey

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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]

Summary
Key:
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final
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  Spain
W 24–5
 Great Britain
W 24–1
 Kazakhstan
W 15–11
 Chinese Taipei
W 28–2
 Austria
W 9–3
 Poland
W 8–3
 Denmark
W 11–6
1  Kazakhstan
W 19–5
 Denmark
W 10–3
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Men's 3x3 tournament

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Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Latvia 7 7 0 0 0 119 31 +88 21 Semifinals
2  Austria 7 5 0 0 2 55 32 +23 15[a]
3  Denmark 7 5 0 0 2 70 39 +31 15[a]
4  Kazakhstan 7 4 0 0 3 93 59 +34 12[b]
5  Poland 7 4 0 0 3 58 59 −1 12[b]
6  Great Britain 7 2 0 0 5 46 97 −51 6
7  Chinese Taipei 7 1 0 0 6 23 95 −72 3
8  Spain 7 0 0 0 7 28 80 −52 0
Source: Gangwon 2024
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Austria 7–5 Denmark
  2. ^ a b Poland 8–18 Kazakhstan
20 January 2024
13:30
Latvia 24–5
(9–2, 7–2, 8–1)
 SpainGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Uzbekistan David Prokofyev
Czech Republic David Thuma

21 January 2024
09:00
Great Britain 1–24
(1–8, 0–6, 0–10)
 LatviaGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Canada Mathieu Boudreau
Uzbekistan David Prokofyev
21 January 2024
17:30
Latvia 15–11
(5–6, 6–0, 4–5)
 KazakhstanGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Canada Mathieu Boudreau
United Kingdom Joseph Sewell

22 January 2024
10:30
Latvia 28–2
(14–1, 9–0, 5–1)
 Chinese TaipeiGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
South Korea JunSeo Lim
Czech Republic David Thuma
22 January 2024
16:00
Latvia 9–3
(2–0, 3–0, 4–3)
 AustriaGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Uzbekistan David Prokofyev
United Kingdom Joseph Sewell

23 January 2024
09:00
Poland 3–8
(0–1, 2–1, 1–6)
 LatviaGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
South Korea Lim Jun-seo
United Kingdom Joseph Sewell
23 January 2024
16:00
Denmark 6–11
(3–4, 1–4, 2–3)
 LatviaGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Canada Mathieu Boudreau
Czech Republic David Thuma
Semifinals
24 January 2024
12:00
Latvia 19–5
(9–1, 3–2, 7–2)
 KazakhstanGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Canada Mathieu Boudreau
Uzbekistan David Prokofyev
Final
25 January 2024
14:00
Latvia 10–3
(6–1, 2–0, 2–2)
 DenmarkGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Canada Mathieu Boudreau
Czech Republic David Thuma

Luge

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Latvia qualified six lugers (three per gender).

Men
Women

Short track speed skating

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Latvia qualified two female short track speed skaters.

Skeleton

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Latvia qualified five skeleton racers (two men and three women).

Men
Women

Speed skating

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Latvia qualified one male speed skater.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games Teams Confirmed". www.worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation (WCF). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. ^ Shefferd, Neil (14 April 2023). "Teams for Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympics curling competitions confirmed". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Ice Hockey, Men's 3-on-3 Tournament – Team Roster: LAT - Latvia" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  10. ^ "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.