Latvia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
| Latvia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | LAT |
| NOC | Latvian Olympic Committee |
| in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024 | |
| Competitors | 45 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Olivers Mūrnieks & Amēlija Kotāne |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals Ranked 14th |
|
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Latvia qualified two alpine skiers (one per gender).[2]
- Men
- Women
Biathlon
[edit]Latvia qualified six biathaletes (three per gender).
- Men
- Women
Bobsleigh
[edit]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
[edit]Latvia qualified four cross-country skiers (two per gender).[4]
- Men
- Women
Curling
[edit]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 |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Agate Regža Kristaps Zass |
Mixed doubles |  TurkeyW 10–1 |
 ChinaL 5–8 |
 New ZealandW 9–4 |
 BrazilW 6–3 |
 JapanL 4–5 |
3 | Did not advance | 11 | ||
Mixed doubles
[edit]| 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) 
|
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)
|
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)
|
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)
|
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)
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Figure skating
[edit]Latvia qualified two figure skaters (one per gender).
- Men
- Women
Ice hockey
[edit]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:
- GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout
| 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 |  SpainW 24–5 |
 Great BritainW 24–1 |
 KazakhstanW 15–11 |
 Chinese TaipeiW 28–2 |
 AustriaW 9–3 |
 PolandW 8–3 |
 DenmarkW 11–6 |
1 | Kazakhstan W 19–5 |
Denmark W 10–3 |
|
Men's 3x3 tournament
[edit]- 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:
Notes:
| 20 January 2024 13:30 | Latvia | 24–5 (9–2, 7–2, 8–1) | Spain | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees: David Prokofyev David Thuma | ||||
| 21 January 2024 09:00 | Great Britain | 1–24 (1–8, 0–6, 0–10) | Latvia | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees: Mathieu Boudreau David Prokofyev | ||||
| 21 January 2024 17:30 | Latvia | 15–11 (5–6, 6–0, 4–5) | Kazakhstan | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees: Mathieu Boudreau Joseph Sewell | ||||
| 22 January 2024 10:30 | Latvia | 28–2 (14–1, 9–0, 5–1) | Chinese Taipei | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees: JunSeo Lim David Thuma | ||||
| 22 January 2024 16:00 | Latvia | 9–3 (2–0, 3–0, 4–3) | Austria | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: David Prokofyev Joseph Sewell | ||||
| 23 January 2024 09:00 | Poland | 3–8 (0–1, 2–1, 1–6) | Latvia | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Lim Jun-seo Joseph Sewell | ||||
| 23 January 2024 16:00 | Denmark | 6–11 (3–4, 1–4, 2–3) | Latvia | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Mathieu Boudreau David Thuma | ||||
- Semifinals
| 24 January 2024 12:00 | Latvia | 19–5 (9–1, 3–2, 7–2) | Kazakhstan | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Mathieu Boudreau David Prokofyev | ||||
- Final
| 25 January 2024 14:00 | Latvia | 10–3 (6–1, 2–0, 2–2) | Denmark | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Mathieu Boudreau David Thuma | ||||
Luge
[edit]Latvia qualified six lugers (three per gender).
- Men
- Women
Short track speed skating
[edit]Latvia qualified two female short track speed skaters.
Skeleton
[edit]Latvia qualified five skeleton racers (two men and three women).
- Men
- Women
Speed skating
[edit]Latvia qualified one male speed skater.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.