Latvia at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Latvia competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026. This was Latvia's thirteenth time taking part in the Winter Olympics. Latvia first joined the games way back in 1924 at Chamonix. They missed the 1932 games in Lake Placid because of the Great Depression but joined every winter games until World War II. After the war, Latvia was occupied by the Soviet Union. From 1956 to 1988, Latvian athletes competed as part of the Soviet teams. When the USSR fell in 1991, Latvia became independent again and has been competing in its own right ever since, starting with the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

Kaspars Daugaviņš and Dženifera Ģērmane carried Latvia's flag during the opening ceremony. Roberts Kruzbergs and Patrīcija Eiduka had the honor of carrying the flag during the closing ceremony.

Competitors

Here is the list showing how many athletes from Latvia are taking part in each sport or activity at the Winter Olympics.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	2	3
Biathlon	4	4	8
Bobsleigh	8	0	8
Cross-country skiing	3	4	7
Figure skating	2	0	2
Ice hockey	25	0	25
Luge	6	4	10
Short-track speed skating	2	0	2
Skeleton	1	1	2
Total	52	15	67

Medallists

Further information: 2026 Winter Olympics medal table and List of 2026 Winter Olympics medal winners

Latvia had athletes who won medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Their names will be shown in bold in the sections below.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Elīna Ieva Bota	Luge	Women's singles	10 February
Bronze	Roberts Krūzbergs	Short-track speed skating	Men's 1500 metres	14 February

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Latvia had one male and one female alpine skier qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Elvis Opmanis	Men's downhill	—N/a				1:59.24	32
	Men's super-G	—N/a				1:32.05	35
	Men's giant slalom	1:24.90	48	1:18.20	45	2:43.10	45
Liene Bondare	Women's slalom	53.95	53	58.30	42	1:52.25	43
Dženifera Ģērmane	Women's slalom	DNF

Biathlon

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Latvia had four women and four men ready for the biathlon events at the 2026 Winter Olympics. They earned their spots by doing well in the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup.

Men

Women

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Renārs Birkentāls	Men's individual	57:00.7	2 (1+1+0+0)	31
Rihards Lozbers		1:05:25.7	8 (3+4+1+0)	88
Edgars Mise		1:04:51.0	6 (1+1+1+3)	83
Andrejs Rastorgujevs		57:51.4	3 (1+0+1+1)	41
Renārs Birkentāls	Men's sprint	26:41.4	5 (3+2)	77
Rihards Lozbers		25:05.2	2 (1+1)	32
Edgars Mise		25:42.9	1 (0+1)	52
Andrejs Rastorgujevs		24:56.9	1 (0+1)	30
Rihards Lozbers	Men's pursuit	36:29.2	7 (3+1+1+2)	47
Edgars Mise		LAP
Andrejs Rastorgujevs		34:40.8	3 (0+0+1+2)	29
Andrejs Rastorgujevs Renārs Birkentāls Rihards Lozbers Edgars Mise	Team relay	1:26:39.1	18 (5+13)	18

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Baiba Bendika	Women's individual	44:20.8	4 (0+1+2+1)	22
Sanita Buliņa		46:55.5	3 (1+0+1+1)	58
Annija Keita Sabule		47:21.1	3 (1+1+1+0)	64
Estere Volfa		45:07.7	3 (1+1+0+1)	36
Baiba Bendika	Women's sprint	22:03.5	2 (0+2)	15
Sanita Buliņa		22:48.2	0 (0+0)	38
Annija Keita Sabule		24:00.3	2 (1+1)	71
Estere Volfa		22:07.6	1 (0+1)	16
Baiba Bendika	Women's pursuit	34:17.2	7 (2+2+1+2)	42
Sanita Buliņa		35:08.1	4 (0+1+0+3)	53
Estere Volfa		31:49.9	1 (0+0+1+0)	11
Baiba Bendika	Women's mass start	39:49.8	5 (3+1+1+0)	22
Estere Volfa	Women's mass start	39:50.1	4 (0+0+2+2)	23
Estere Volfa Baiba Bendika Sanita Buliņa Annija Keita Sabule	Team relay	1:15:59.4	17 (3+14)	17

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Andrejs Rastorgujevs Renārs Birkentāls Baiba Bendika Estere Volfa	Relay	1:07:28.5	11 (2+9)	12

Bobsleigh

Main articles: Bobsleigh at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jēkabs Kalenda* Matīss Miknis	Two-man	55.68	9	55.75	4	55.64	10	55.61	7	3:42.68	8
Jēkabs Kalenda* Mairis Kļava Matīss Miknis Lauris Kaufmanis	Four-man	54.64	10	55.23	17	54.85	10	55.00	9	3:39.72	10

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Latvia had two male and two female cross-country skiers ready for the 2026 Winter Olympics. They earned their spots by doing well in the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup.

Distance

Men

Women

Sprint

Men

Women

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Lauris Kaparkalējs	Men's freestyle	—N/a		24:36.2	76	—N/a
Niks Saulītis	Men's freestyle	—N/a		24:33.4	75	—N/a
Niks Saulītis	Men's classical	LAP	51	—N/a
Raimo Vīgants	Men's freestyle	—N/a		22:48.3	46	—N/a
	Men's skiathlon	25:29.2	46	25:57.2	54	52:01.8	5:50.8	51
	Men's classical	2:22:20.2	31	—N/a

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Kitija Auziņa	Women's freestyle	—N/a		26:36.6	61	—N/a
Patrīcija Eiduka	Women's freestyle	—N/a		24:33.3	15	—N/a
	Women's skiathlon	29:42.1	29	27:46.4	14	58:02.4	+4:17.2	23
	Women's classical	2:25:42.1	11	—N/a
Linda Kaparkalēja	Women's freestyle	—N/a		29:53.3	94	—N/a
Samanta Krampe	Women's freestyle	—N/a		31:20.7	101	—N/a
Patrīcija Eiduka Kitija Auziņa Linda Kaparkalēja Samanta Krampe	4 × 7.5 km relay	—N/a				LAP		17

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lauris Kaparkalējs	Men's sprint	3:28.33	57	Did not advance
Niks Saulītis		3:38.38	77	Did not advance
Raimo Vīgants		3:26.26	52	Did not advance
Lauris Kaparkalējs Raimo Vīgants	Men's team sprint	6:05.25	17	—N/a				Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kitija Auziņa	Women's sprint	4:16.03	70	Did not advance
Linda Kaparkalēja		4:27.62	82	Did not advance
Samanta Krampe		4:22.81	76	Did not advance
Kitija Auziņa Patrīcija Eiduka	Women's team sprint	6:59.90	12 Q	—N/a				21:56.05	13

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Latvia earned two spots in men's singles figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics. This happened during the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships held in Boston, United States.

Athlete	Event	SP/SD		FP/FD		Total
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Fedirs Kuļišs	Men's singles	66.86	28	Did not advance
Deniss Vasiļjevs	Men's singles	82.44	17 Q	144.02	18	226.46	18

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Latvia's men's ice hockey team earned a spot in the 2026 Winter Olympics by winning a final qualification tournament. The team had 25 players, with the first six names announced in June 2025 and the rest in January 2026. Some players had to leave the team because of injuries, and others joined to take their places.

The team had a head coach, and some players were chosen as team leaders for the games.

Men's tournament

Main articles: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament and Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

Latvia men's national ice hockey team qualified for the Olympics by winning a final tournament.

Roster

The first six players were announced on 16 June 2025, and the full team was named on 6 January 2026. Forward Eriks Mateiko could not play after an accident during a Hershey Bears game; he was replaced by Anrī Ravinskis. Forward Rodrigo Ābols also could not play because of an injury and was replaced by Rihards Bukarts. On 10 February, Kaspars Daugaviņš was named the team captain, with Uvis Balinskis and Zemgus Girgensons as alternate captains.

Head coach: Harijs Vītoliņš

Group play

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreak criteria

Team	Event	Group stage				Qualification playoff	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Latvia men's	Men's tournament	United States L 5–1	Germany W 4–3	Denmark L 4–2	4 Q	Sweden L 5–1	Did not advance			10

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
3	D	Alberts Šmits	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	(2007-12-02)2 December 2007 (aged 18)	Jukurit
9	F	Renārs Krastenbergs	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	(1998-12-26)26 December 1998 (aged 27)	HC Olomouc
11	F	Dans Ločmelis	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(2004-01-21)21 January 2004 (aged 22)	Providence Bruins
13	F	Rihards Bukarts	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	(1995-12-31)31 December 1995 (aged 30)	HC Prešov
16	F	Kaspars Daugaviņš – C	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	(1988-05-18)18 May 1988 (aged 37)	Kassel Huskies
17	F	Mārtiņš Dzierkals	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	(1997-04-04)4 April 1997 (aged 28)	Sparta Praha
21	F	Rūdolfs Balcers	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	(1997-04-08)8 April 1997 (aged 28)	ZSC Lions
22	F	Sandis Vilmanis	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(2004-01-23)23 January 2004 (aged 22)	Florida Panthers
23	F	Teodors Bļugers	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1994-08-15)15 August 1994 (aged 31)	Vancouver Canucks
26	D	Uvis Balinskis – A	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	(1996-08-01)1 August 1996 (aged 29)	Florida Panthers
27	D	Oskars Cibuļskis	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	(1988-04-09)9 April 1988 (aged 37)	Herning Blue Fox
28	F	Zemgus Girgensons – A	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	(1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (aged 32)	Tampa Bay Lightning
29	D	Ralfs Freibergs	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1991-05-17)17 May 1991 (aged 34)	Vítkovice Ridera
30	G	Elvis Merzļikins	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	(1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 31)	Columbus Blue Jackets
31	G	Artūrs Šilovs	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	(2001-03-22)22 March 2001 (aged 24)	Pittsburgh Penguins
34	F	Eduards Tralmaks	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	(1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 28)	Grand Rapids Griffins
43	F	Anrī Ravinskis	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	(2003-01-02)2 January 2003 (aged 23)	Abbotsford Canucks
50	G	Kristers Gudļevskis	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	(1992-07-31)31 July 1992 (aged 33)	Fischtown Pinguins
55	D	Roberts Mamčics	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	(1995-04-06)6 April 1995 (aged 30)	Energie Karlovy Vary
71	F	Roberts Bukarts	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	(1990-06-27)27 June 1990 (aged 35)	Dukla Trenčín
72	D	Jānis Jaks	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	(1995-08-22)22 August 1995 (aged 30)	Energie Karlovy Vary
77	D	Kristaps Zīle	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	(1997-12-24)24 December 1997 (aged 28)	Bílí Tygři Liberec
94	D	Kristiāns Rubīns	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	(1997-12-11)11 December 1997 (aged 28)	Škoda Plzeň
95	F	Oskars Batņa	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	106 kg (234 lb)	(1995-05-07)7 May 1995 (aged 30)	Pelicans
97	F	Haralds Egle	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1996-05-11)11 May 1996 (aged 29)	Energie Karlovy Vary

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	16	5	+11	9	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Germany	3	1	2	7	10	−3	3	Advance to qualification playoffs
3	Denmark	3	1	2	8	11	−3	3
4	Latvia	3	1	2	7	12	−5	3

Luge

Main articles: Luge at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Latvia will compete in luge events at the 2026 Winter Olympics. There are races for men, women, and mixed teams.

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kristers Aparjods	Singles	53.221	4	53.113	4	53.208	7	53.070	4	3:32.612	4
Gints Bērziņš	Singles	53.462	10	53.424	9	53.415	9	53.742	17	3:34.043	10
Mārtiņš Bots Roberts Plūme	Doubles	52.604	6	52.680	5	—N/a				1:45.284	5
Lūkass Krasts Eduards Ševics-Mikeļševics	Doubles	52.749	9	52.934	11	—N/a				1:45.683	9

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kendija Aparjode	Singles	55.059	24	52.961	8	53.049	8	52.919	5	3:33.988	16
Elīna Ieva Bota	Singles	52.878	5	52.805	3	52.939	4	52.921	6	3:31.543
Kitija Bogdanova Marta Robežniece	Doubles	53.492	4	53.304	3	—N/a				1:46.796	4

Athlete	Event	Women's singles		Men's doubles		Men's singles		Women's doubles		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Elīna Ieva Bota Mārtiņš Bots / Roberts Plūme Kristers Aparjods Marta Robežniece / Kitija Bogdanova	Team relay	55.684	2	55.800	5	54.989	3	56.276	4	3:42.749	4

Short-track speed skating

Main articles: Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Latvia will have two male skaters in short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics. They earned their spots after the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour.

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; ADV - Advanced based on referee decision

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Reinis Bērziņš	Men's 500 m	41.758	3	Did not advance
Reinis Bērziņš	Men's 1000 m	1:25.741	2 Q	1:25.379	4	Did not advance
Roberts Krūzbergs	Men's 1000 m	1:25.341	3 ADV	1:27.133	2 Q	1:23.700	3 q FA	1:24.681	5
Roberts Krūzbergs	Men's 1500 m	—N/a		2:18.237	1 Q	2:53.239	3 ADV FA	2:12.376

Skeleton

Main article: Skeleton at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Emīls Indriksons	Men's	57.29	17	57.11	17	56.95	16	57.15	18	3:48.50	18
Marta Andžāne	Women's	58.37	19	58.15	18	58.32	18	58.09	12	3:52.93	17
Emīls Indriksons Marta Andžāne	Mixed team	1:01.67	12	59.99	13	—N/a				2:01.66	13