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Latvia at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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Latvia at the
1998 Winter Olympics
IOC codeLAT
NOCLatvian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
in Nagano
Competitors29 (21 men, 8 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearers Sandis Prūsis, Bobsleigh
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)

Latvia competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Biathlon 4 1 5
Bobsleigh 6 – 6
Cross-country skiing 3 2 5
Luge 7 3 10
Speed skating 0 1 1
Total 21 8 29

Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Ivars Ciaguns Giant Slalom 1:28.52 1:25.07 2:53.59 34
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Ilze Ābola Giant Slalom 1:30.66 1:43.84 3:14.50 31

Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
10 km Sprint Ilmārs Bricis 4 30:01.7 32
Oļegs Maļuhins 1 28:37.4 6
Jēkabs Nākums 1 28:36.9 5
Event Athlete Time Misses Adjusted time 2 Rank
20 km Gundars Upenieks 58:42.6 8 1'06:42.6 66
Jēkabs Nākums 56:40.1 5 1'01:40.1 37
Ilmārs Bricis 55:15.1 3 58:15.1 5
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Oļegs Maļuhins
Ilmārs Bricis
Gundars Upenieks
Jēkabs Nākums 		2 1'24:24.4 6
Women
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
7.5 km Sprint Ieva Cederštrēma-Volfa 2 25:12.7 34
Event Athlete Time Misses Adjusted time 2 Rank
15 km Ieva Cederštrēma-Volfa 57:54.4 1 58:54.4 25
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh

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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
LAT-1 Sandis Prūsis
Jānis Elsiņš 		Two-man 54.91 10 54.52 3 54.29 4 54.52 6 3:38.24 5
LAT-2 Rodžers Lodziņš
Māris Rozentāls 		Two-man 55.34 18 55.25 21 55.06 17 55.10 20 3:40.75 18
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
LAT-1 Sandis Prūsis
Egils Bojārs
Jānis Ozols
Jānis Elsiņš 		Four-man 52.98 5 53.50 7 53.78 6 2:40.26 6

Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
10 km
C 		Roberts Raimo 33:09.9 83
Juris Ģērmanis 32:05.8 77
Jānis Hermanis 31:12.1 65
15 km
pursuit1
F 		Juris Ģērmanis DNF –
Jānis Hermanis 49:55.1 63
30 km
C 		Jānis Hermanis DNF –
50 km
F 		Roberts Raimo 2'30:49.9 60
1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km
C 		Andžela Brice 21:39.2 78
Ināra Rudko 20:56.1 71
10 km
pursuit2
F 		Ināra Rudko 37:20.3 67
Andžela Brice 37:07.5 66
15 km
C 		Ināra Rudko 56:07.8 61
30 km
F 		Ināra Rudko 1'43:22.8 57
Andžela Brice 1'37:08.4 53
2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Luge

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Main article: Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sandris Bērzinš 51.220 24 51.370 26 51.341 23 51.460 25 3:25.391 25
Mārtiņš Rubenis 50.758 22 50.491 19 50.603 16 50.300 13 3:22.152 14
Guntis Rēķis 50.676 18 50.296 15 50.545 15 50.798 22 3:22.315 17

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Roberts Suharevs
Dairis Leksis 		51.281 8 51.970 15 1:43.251 13
Juris Vovčoks
Māris Lēģeris 		53.969 17 52.586 16 1:46.555 17
Women
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jurita Šnitko 52.921 24 52.638 22 52.347 25 51.801 21 3:29.707 22
Anna Orlova 52.199 16 51.772 10 51.642 16 51.350 16 3:26.963 13
Iluta Gaile 52.157 14 52.016 14 51.516 12 51.292 13 3:26.981 14

Speed skating

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Main article: Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
1000 m Ilonda Lūse 1:24.32 39
1500 m Ilonda Lūse 2:08.71 32
3000 m Ilonda Lūse 4:33.77 28

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