Latvia at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent Luge Men's singles

Alpine skiing

AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalRankIvars CiagunsMen's super-Gn/a1:38.1852Renārs DoršsMen's downhilln/a1:57.5446Men's combined1:44.5452.55did 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

Men AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankJānis BērziņšSprint29:09.9148Pursuit40:22.83242Individual59:24.3237Ilmārs BricisSprint27:26.9112Pursuit35:46.9424Mass start50:27.6328Individual57:19.2419Kristaps LībietisSprint29:21.9054Pursuit43:51.23654Individual1:03:13.4468Edgars PiksonsIndividual1:06:12.5779Raivis ZīmelisSprint29:11.4249Pursuit40:58.04746Jānis BērziņšEdgars PiksonsRaivis ZīmelisIlmārs BricisRelay1:28:10.65+1216

Women AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankAnžela BriceSprint26:03.1360PursuitLappedIndividual56:30.5248Gerda KrūmiņaSprint27:30.5374Individual1:00:26.1470Madara LīdumaSprint24:11.02228Pursuit40:50.80820Mass start43:52.7520Individual52:27.2410Linda SavļakaSprint26:54.6172Individual59:44.3363Madara LīdumaAnžela BriceLinda SavļakaGerda KrūmiņaRelay1:26:21.32+1118

Bobsleigh

AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankJānis MiņinsDaumants DreiškensTwo-man55.9455.8456.1656.693:44.636Gatis GūtsIntars DīcmanisTwo-man56.3756.3657.0557.733:47.5120Jānis MiņinsDaumants DreiškensMārcis RullisJānis OzolsFour-man55.8855.6955.5155.513:42.5910Mihails ArhipovsIntars DīcmanisMāris BogdanovsReinis RozītisFour-man56.3456.5456.13did not advance21

Cross-country skiing

Distance AthleteEventFinalTotalRankOļegs AndrejevsMen's 15 km classical 45:44.2 77Men's 50 km freestyle Did not finishValts EiduksMen's 15 km classical 44:12.0 69Men's 50 km freestyle Did not finishOļegs MaļuhinsMen's 50 km freestyle 2:15:10.6 60Intars SpalviņšMen's 15 km classical 45:13.4 75Men's 50 km freestyle Did not finish

Sprint AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankOļegs AndrejevsMen's sprint 2:33.23 74 Did not advance 74Valts EiduksMen's sprint 2:31.25 68 Did not advance 68Oļegs MaļuhinsMen's sprint 2:24.88 50 Did not advance 50Intars SpalviņšMen's sprint 2:32.26 72 Did not advance 72

Ice hockey

Men's tournament

Players

Round-robin

Luge

AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankAiva AparjodeWomen's singles48.93447.95747.72148.4533:13.06518Kaspars DumpisMen's singles52.43252.06352.39152.4023:29.28817Anna OrlovaWomen's singles47.65447.31747.28047.2323:09.4837Guntis RēķisMen's singles52.76952.33852.30752.7423:30.15621Mārtiņš RubenisMen's singles51.91351.49751.56151.4743:26.445Maija TīrumaWomen's singles49.62347.98747.88947.5453:13.04417Andris Šics Juris ŠicsDoubles47.35347.761n/a1:35.1147

Short track speed skating

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEvita KrievāneWomen's 1000 m1:39.9863did not advance19Women's 1500 m2:34.1715did not advance23

Skeleton

AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2TotalRankMartins DukursMen's58.7958.601:57.397

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