Latvia at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | LAT |
NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Turin | |
Competitors | 57 (49 men, 8 women) in 8 sports |
Flag bearers | Artūrs Irbe (opening) Ilmārs Bricis (closing)[1][2] |
Medals Ranked 26th |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
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Latvia competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Mārtiņš Rubenis won Latvia's first Winter Olympic medal.
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Mārtiņš Rubenis | Luge | Men's singles |
Alpine skiing
[edit]Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
Ivars Ciaguns | Men's super-G | n/a | 1:38.18 | 52 | ||
Renārs Doršs | Men's downhill | n/a | 1:57.54 | 46 | ||
Men's combined | 1:44.54 | 52.55 | did not finish |
Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.
Biathlon
[edit]- Men
Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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Time | Misses | Rank | ||
Jānis Bērziņš | Sprint | 29:09.9 | 1 | 48 |
Pursuit | 40:22.83 | 2 | 42 | |
Individual | 59:24.3 | 2 | 37 | |
Ilmārs Bricis | Sprint | 27:26.9 | 1 | 12 |
Pursuit | 35:46.94 | 2 | 4 | |
Mass start | 50:27.6 | 3 | 28 | |
Individual | 57:19.2 | 4 | 19 | |
Kristaps Lībietis | Sprint | 29:21.9 | 0 | 54 |
Pursuit | 43:51.23 | 6 | 54 | |
Individual | 1:03:13.4 | 4 | 68 | |
Edgars Piksons | Individual | 1:06:12.5 | 7 | 79 |
Raivis Zīmelis | Sprint | 29:11.4 | 2 | 49 |
Pursuit | 40:58.04 | 7 | 46 | |
Jānis Bērziņš Edgars Piksons Raivis Zīmelis Ilmārs Bricis |
Relay | 1:28:10.6 | 5+12 | 16 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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Time | Misses | Rank | ||
Anžela Brice | Sprint | 26:03.1 | 3 | 60 |
Pursuit | Lapped | |||
Individual | 56:30.5 | 2 | 48 | |
Gerda Krūmiņa | Sprint | 27:30.5 | 3 | 74 |
Individual | 1:00:26.1 | 4 | 70 | |
Madara Līduma | Sprint | 24:11.02 | 2 | 28 |
Pursuit | 40:50.80 | 8 | 20 | |
Mass start | 43:52.7 | 5 | 20 | |
Individual | 52:27.2 | 4 | 10 | |
Linda Savļaka | Sprint | 26:54.6 | 1 | 72 |
Individual | 59:44.3 | 3 | 63 | |
Madara Līduma Anžela Brice Linda Savļaka Gerda Krūmiņa |
Relay | 1:26:21.3 | 2+11 | 18 |
Bobsleigh
[edit]Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
Jānis Miņins Daumants Dreiškens |
Two-man | 55.94 | 55.84 | 56.16 | 56.69 | 3:44.63 | 6 |
Gatis Gūts Intars Dīcmanis |
Two-man | 56.37 | 56.36 | 57.05 | 57.73 | 3:47.51 | 20 |
Jānis Miņins Daumants Dreiškens Mārcis Rullis Jānis Ozols |
Four-man | 55.88 | 55.69 | 55.51 | 55.51 | 3:42.59 | 10 |
Mihails Arhipovs Intars Dīcmanis Māris Bogdanovs Reinis Rozītis |
Four-man | 56.34 | 56.54 | 56.13 | did not advance | 21 |
Cross-country skiing
[edit]- Distance
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Total | Rank | ||
Oļegs Andrejevs | Men's 15 km classical | 45:44.2 | 77 |
Men's 50 km freestyle | Did not finish | ||
Valts Eiduks | Men's 15 km classical | 44:12.0 | 69 |
Men's 50 km freestyle | Did not finish | ||
Oļegs Maļuhins | Men's 50 km freestyle | 2:15:10.6 | 60 |
Intars Spalviņš | Men's 15 km classical | 45:13.4 | 75 |
Men's 50 km freestyle | Did not finish |
- Sprint
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
Oļegs Andrejevs | Men's sprint | 2:33.23 | 74 | Did not advance | 74 | ||||
Valts Eiduks | Men's sprint | 2:31.25 | 68 | Did not advance | 68 | ||||
Oļegs Maļuhins | Men's sprint | 2:24.88 | 50 | Did not advance | 50 | ||||
Intars Spalviņš | Men's sprint | 2:32.26 | 72 | Did not advance | 72 |
Ice hockey
[edit]Men's tournament
[edit]- Players
The following is the Latvian roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[3]
Head coach: Leonīds Beresņevs
Assistant coach: Harijs Vītoliņš, Oļegs Znaroks
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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1 | G | Artūrs Irbe | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | February 2, 1967 (aged 39) | ![]() |
2 | D | Rodrigo Laviņš | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | August 3, 1974 (aged 31) | ![]() |
3 | D | Arvīds Reķis | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg) | January 1, 1979 (aged 27) | ![]() |
4 | D | Agris Saviels | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 203 lb (92 kg) | January 15, 1982 (aged 24) | ![]() |
7 | D | Kārlis Skrastiņš (C) | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg) | July 9, 1974 (aged 31) | ![]() |
8 | D | Sandis Ozoliņš | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 214 lb (97 kg) | August 13, 1972 (aged 33) | ![]() |
9 | F | Ģirts Ankipāns | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg) | November 29, 1975 (aged 30) | ![]() |
10 | F | Vladimirs Mamonovs | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | April 22, 1980 (aged 25) | ![]() |
12 | F | Herberts Vasiļjevs | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 192 lb (87 kg) | May 27, 1976 (aged 29) | ![]() |
13 | F | Grigorijs Panteļejevs | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | November 13, 1972 (aged 33) | ![]() |
14 | F | Leonids Tambijevs | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 176 lb (80 kg) | September 26, 1970 (aged 35) | ![]() |
15 | F | Māris Ziediņš | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 174 lb (79 kg) | July 3, 1978 (aged 27) | ![]() |
17 | F | Aleksandrs Ņiživijs | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 170 lb (77 kg) | September 16, 1976 (aged 29) | ![]() |
18 | D | Georgijs Pujacs | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 218 lb (99 kg) | July 11, 1981 (aged 24) | ![]() |
21 | F | Armands Bērziņš | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 212 lb (96 kg) | December 27, 1983 (aged 22) | ![]() |
23 | D | Atvars Tribuncovs | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 220 lb (100 kg) | October 14, 1976 (aged 29) | ![]() |
24 | F | Miķelis Rēdlihs | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 183 lb (83 kg) | July 1, 1984 (aged 21) | ![]() |
25 | D | Krišjānis Rēdlihs | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 209 lb (95 kg) | January 15, 1981 (aged 25) | ![]() |
27 | F | Aleksandrs Semjonovs | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 201 lb (91 kg) | June 8, 1972 (aged 33) | ![]() |
29 | F | Aigars Cipruss | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg) | January 12, 1972 (aged 34) | ![]() |
30 | G | Sergejs Naumovs | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg) | August 4, 1969 (aged 36) | ![]() |
31 | G | Edgars Masaļskis | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg) | March 30, 1981 (aged 24) | ![]() |
47 | D | Mārtiņš Cipulis | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 183 lb (83 kg) | November 29, 1980 (aged 25) | ![]() |
- Round-robin
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 1 |
Source: IIHF
15 February 2006 21:05 | Latvia ![]() | 3–3 (1–2, 2–0, 0–1) | ![]() | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 7,851 |
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Artūrs Irbe | Goalies | John Grahame | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 42 |
16 February 2006 17:05 | Slovakia ![]() | 6–3 (4–1, 1–2, 1–0) | ![]() | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 2,960 |
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Ján Lašák | Goalies | Artūrs Irbe | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 28 |
18 February 2006 17:05 | Sweden ![]() | 6–1 (1–0, 4–0, 1–1) | ![]() | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,795 |
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Henrik Lundqvist | Goalies | Sergejs Naumovs | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Shots | 14 |
19 February 2006 13:05 | Russia ![]() | 9–2 (3–1, 3–0, 3–1) | ![]() | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 4,310 |
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Evgeni Nabokov (out 40:00) Maxim Sokolov (in 40:00) | Goalies | Artūrs Irbe (out 27:58) Edgars Masaļskis (in 27:58) | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Shots | 11 |
21 February 2006 11:35 | Latvia ![]() | 2–5 (1–1, 0–1, 1–3) | ![]() | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 2,300 |
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Sergejs Naumovs | Goalies | Vitali Yeremeyev | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Shots | 30 |
Luge
[edit]Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank | ||
Aiva Aparjode | Women's singles | 48.934 | 47.957 | 47.721 | 48.453 | 3:13.065 | 18 |
Kaspars Dumpis | Men's singles | 52.432 | 52.063 | 52.391 | 52.402 | 3:29.288 | 17 |
Anna Orlova | Women's singles | 47.654 | 47.317 | 47.280 | 47.232 | 3:09.483 | 7 |
Guntis Rēķis | Men's singles | 52.769 | 52.338 | 52.307 | 52.742 | 3:30.156 | 21 |
Mārtiņš Rubenis | Men's singles | 51.913 | 51.497 | 51.561 | 51.474 | 3:26.445 | ![]() |
Maija Tīruma | Women's singles | 49.623 | 47.987 | 47.889 | 47.545 | 3:13.044 | 17 |
Andris Šics Juris Šics |
Doubles | 47.353 | 47.761 | n/a | 1:35.114 | 7 |
Short track speed skating
[edit]Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Evita Krievāne | Women's 1000 m | 1:39.986 | 3 | did not advance | 19 | ||||
Women's 1500 m | 2:34.171 | 5 | did not advance | 23 |
Skeleton
[edit]Athlete | Event | Final | |||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | ||
Martins Dukurs | Men's | 58.79 | 58.60 | 1:57.39 | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ "Latvia at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- Yahoo! Sports – 2006 Winter Olympics – Latvia at the Wayback Machine (archive index)