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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.
| 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 | |
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]
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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 |
| 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 |
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Latvia qualified two alpine skiers (one per gender).[2]
- Men
- Pauls Pēteris Prancāns
- Women
- Frīda Saļņikova
Latvia qualified six biathaletes (three per gender).
- Men
- Olivers Bresme
- Valters Bresme
- Adrians Šņoriņš
- Women
- Stella Bleidele
- Keita Patrīcija Kolna
- Madara Veckalniņa
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 | |||||||
Latvia qualified four cross-country skiers (two per gender).[4]
- Men
- Ritvars Ļepeškins
- Jēkabs Skolnieks
- Women
- Martīne Djatkoviča
- Linda Kaparkalēja
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 |
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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
- 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 |
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Latvia qualified two figure skaters (one per gender).
- Men
- Kirils Korkačs
- Women
- Sofija Stepčenko
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 |
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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
- 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 | ||||
Latvia qualified six lugers (three per gender).
- Men
- Ēdens Eduards Čepulis
- Jānis Gruzdulis–Borovojs
- Edvarts Marts Markitāns
- Women
- Amanda Ogorodņikova
- Madara Pavlova
- Margita Sirsniņa
Latvia qualified two female short track speed skaters.
- Madara Gintere
- Kamila Salmiņa
Latvia qualified five skeleton racers (two men and three women).
- Men
- Emīls Indriksons
- Dāvis Valdovskis
- Women
- Marta Andžāne
- Dārta Dreimane
- Laura Lēģere
Latvia qualified one male speed skater.
- Gustavs Vācietis
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