Latvia at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Latvia at the
1994 Winter Olympics

IOC code| LAT
NOC| Latvian Olympic Committee
Website| www.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
in Lillehammer
Competitors| 27 (20 men, 7 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer | Zintis Ekmanis (bobsleigh)
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

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Latvia was represented at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway by the Latvian Olympic Committee.

In total, 27 athletes including 20 men and seven women represented Latvia in six different sports including biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, luge and speed skating. No athletes won medals but three top-10 finishes were achieved.

## Competitors

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In total, 27 athletes represented Latvia at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway across six different sports.[1]

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Biathlon | 4 | 1 | 5
Bobsleigh | 8 | – | 8
Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 2
Figure skating | 2 | 1 | 3
Luge | 5 | 3 | 8
Speed skating | 0 | 1 | 1
Total | 20 | 7 | 27

## Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Five Latvian athletes participated in the biathlon events – Aivars Bogdanovs, Ilmārs Bricis, Ieva Cederštrēma-Volfa, Oļegs Maļuhins and Gundars Upenieks.[1]

The biathlon events took place at the Birkebeineren Ski Stadium in Lillehammer from 18 to 26 February 1994.[2][3]

Men
Event  | Athlete  | Misses 1 | Time  | Rank

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10 km Sprint  | Aivars Bogdanovs | 6  | 33:52.0  | 66
Ilmārs Bricis | 4  | 31:36.9  | 41
Event  | Athlete  | Time  | Misses  | Adjusted time 2 | Rank

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20 km  | Oļegs Maļuhins | 58:02.1  | 4  | 1'02:02.1  | 40
Gundars Upenieks | 58:26.5  | 2  | 1'00:26.5  | 19

Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
Athletes  | Race

|

Misses 1 | Time  | Rank
Oļegs Maļuhins
Ilmārs Bricis
Aivars Bogdanovs
Gundars Upenieks | 4  | 1'37:40.5  | 16

Women
Event  | Athlete  | Misses 1 | Time  | Rank

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7.5 km Sprint  | Ieva Cederštrēma-Volfa | 3  | 27:52.6  | 28
Event  | Athlete  | Time  | Misses  | Adjusted time 2 | Rank

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15 km  | Ieva Cederštrēma-Volfa | 52:03.8  | 5  | 57:03.8  | 30

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 1994 Winter Olympics

Eight Latvian athletes participated in the bobsleigh events – Boriss Artemjevs, Zintis Ekmanis, Aldis Intlers, Adris Plūksna, Sandis Prūsis, Otomārs Rihters, Didzis Skuška and Juris Tone.[1]

The bobsleigh events took place at the Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track in Hunderfossen from 19 to 27 February 1994.[4]

Athlete  | Event  | Final

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|

Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total  | Rank
Zintis Ekmanis
Aldis Intlers | Two-man | 52.75  | 53.42  | 53.20  | 53.46  | 3:32.83  | 10
Sandis Prūsis
Adris Plūksna | Two-man | 53.31  | 53.40  | 53.35  | 53.52  | 3:33.58  | 16
Zintis Ekmanis
Boriss Artemjevs
Aldis Intlers
Didzis Skuška | Four-man | 52.49  | 52.27  | 52.55  | 52.50  | 3:29.81  | 13
Sandis Prūsis
Juris Tone
Otomārs Rihters
Adris Plūksna | Four-man | 52.67  | 52.66  | 52.69  | 52.79  | 3:30.81  | 19

## Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Two Latvian athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Jānis Hermanis and Ineta Kravale.[1]

The cross-country skiing events also took place at the Birkebeineren Ski Stadium in Lillehammer from 13 to 27 February 1994.[5]

Men
Event  | Athlete  | Race

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|

Time  | Rank
10 km
C  | Jānis Hermanis | 30:57.3  | 85
15 km
pursuit1
F  | Jānis Hermanis | 50:57.5  | 72
30 km
F  | Jānis Hermanis | 1'34:10.5  | 69
50 km
C  | Jānis Hermanis | 2'36:11.1  | 61

1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Women
Event  | Athlete  | Race

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|

Time  | Rank
5 km
C  | Ineta Kravale | 17:21.5  | 61
15 km
F  | Ineta Kravale | 49:37.7  | 52
30 km
C  | Ineta Kravale | 1'38:41.8  | 48

2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

## Figure skating

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Main article: Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Three Latvian athletes participated in the figure skating events – Elena Berezhnaya, Oļegs Šļahovs and Andrejs Vlaščenko.[1]

The figure skating events took place at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre in Hamar from 13 to 25 February 1994.[6]

Men
Athlete  | SP  | FS  | TFP  | Rank

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Andrejs Vlaščenko | 21  | 20  | 30.5  | 21

Pairs
Athletes  | SP  | FS  | TFP  | Rank

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Elena Berezhnaya
Oļegs Šļahovs | 9  | 9  | 13.5  | 8

## Luge

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Main article: Luge at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Eight Latvian athletes participated in the luge events – Agris Elerts, Iluta Gaile, Dairis Leksis, Anna Orlova, Roberts Suharevs, Evija Šulce, Aivis Švāns and Juris Vovčoks.[1]

The luge events also took place at the Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track in Hunderfossen from 13 to 18 February 1994.[7][8]

Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total  | Rank
Agris Elerts | Men's singles | 51.395  | 51.777  | 51.237  | 51.584  | 3:25.993  | 18
Juris Vovčoks | Men's singles | 51.647  | 51.794  | 51.769  | 51.738  | 3:26.948  | 21
Iluta Gaile | Women's singles | 49.973  | 49.736  | 49.636  | 49.704  | 3:19.049  | 17
Anna Orlova | Women's singles | 49.301  | 49.526  | 49.297  | 49.363  | 3:17.487  | 9
Evija Šulce | Women's singles | 49.795  | 49.819  | 49.625  | 49.718  | 3:18.957  | 16
Aivis Švāns
Roberts Suharevs | Doubles | 48.949  | 48.918  |  | 1:37.867  | 11
Juris Vovčoks
Dairis Leksis | Doubles | 49.014  | 49.201  |  | 1:38.215  | 12

## Speed skating

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Main article: Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics

One Latvian athletes participated in the speed skating events – Ilonda Lūse.[1]

The speed skating events took place at the Hamar Olympic Hall in Hamar from 13 to 25 February.[9][10]

Women
Event  | Athlete  | Race

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Time  | Rank
3000 m  | Ilonda Lūse | 4:47.75  | 25

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g "Latvia at the 1994 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
2. ^ "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 4" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. 1994. Retrieved 1 December 2016 – via LA84 Foundation.
3. ^ "Biathlon at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
4. ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
5. ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
6. ^ "1994 Lillehammer" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. p. 146\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2018.
7. ^ "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2014 – via LA84 Foundation.
8. ^ "Luge at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
9. ^ "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report – Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. 1994. Retrieved 28 January 2014 – via LA84 Foundation.
10. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

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