Latvia at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Latvia was represented at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France by the Latvian Olympic Committee.

Latvia at the 1992 Winter Olympics
IOC code	LAT
NOC	Latvian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpiade.lv (in Latvian and English)
in Albertville
Competitors	23 (19 men, 4 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Jānis Ķipurs[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948–1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1956–1988)

In total, 23 athletes including 19 men and four women represented Latvia in six different sports including biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing and luge.

The games marked the first time since 1936 that Latvia had competed as an independent nation at the Winter Olympics. Latvian athletes had competed for the Soviet Union from 1956 to 1988.

Competitors

In total, 23 athletes represented Latvia at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France across six different sports.^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Biathlon	4	0	4
Bobsleigh	8	–	8
Cross-country skiing	1	0	1
Figure skating	1	1	2
Freestyle skiing	2	0	2
Luge	3	3	6
Total	19	4	23

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Four Latvian athletes participated in the biathlon events – Aivars Bogdanovs, Ilmārs Bricis, Oļegs Maļuhins and Gundars Upenieks.^[2]

The biathlon events took place at Les Saisies from 11 to 20 February 1992.^[3][4]

Men

Event	Athlete	Misses 1	Time	Rank
10 km Sprint	Gundars Upenieks	1	28:32.7	44
	Aivars Bogdanovs	1	28:24.2	40
	Ilmārs Bricis	1	28:23.3	39
	Oļegs Maļuhins	0	27:17.7	13

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time 2	Rank
20 km	Oļegs Maļuhins	1'00:10.1	6	1'06:10.1	69
	Aivars Bogdanovs	1'00:28.5	4	1'04:28.5	62
	Ilmārs Bricis	59:27.3	5	1'04:27.3	61
	Gundars Upenieks	1'01:01.6	1	1'02:01.6	35

Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Misses 1	Time	Rank
Oļegs Maļuhins Aivars Bogdanovs Ilmārs Bricis Gundars Upenieks	3	1'33:31.1	16

¹ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.

² One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Eight Latvian athletes participated in the bobsleigh events – Boriss Artemjevs, Ivars Bērzups, Zintis Ekmanis, Aldis Intlers, Adris Plūksna, Sandis Prūsis, Otomārs Rihters and Juris Tone.^[2]

The bobsleigh events took place at La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in La Plagne from 15 to 22 February 1992.^[5][6]

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
LAT-1	Zintis Ekmanis Aldis Intlers	Two-man	1:00.94	14	1:01.57	16	1:01.88	18	1:01.94	18	4:06.33	16
LAT-2	Sandis Prūsis Adris Plūksna	Two-man	1:00.92	13	1:01.40	13	1:01.56	13	1:01.74	16	4:05.62	15

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 Juris Tone Ivars Bērzups Adris Plūksna	Four-man	59.05	19	59.07	16	58.72	8	59.08	13	3:55.92	14
LAT-2	Zintis Ekmanis Aldis Intlers Boriss Artemjevs Otomārs Rihters	Four-man	59.02	16	58.99	13	59.35	18	59.36	16	3:56.72	16

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

One Latvian athlete participated in the cross-country skiing events – Jānis Hermanis.^[2]

The cross-country skiing events also took place at Les Saisies from 9 to 22 February 1992.^[7]

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
10 km C	Jānis Hermanis	35:49.8	88
15 km pursuit1 F	Jānis Hermanis	53:12.9	78
30 km C	Jānis Hermanis	1'44:43.2	77
50 km F	Jānis Hermanis	2'37:24.3	66

¹ Starting delay based on 10 km results.

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Two Latvian athletes participated in the figure skating events – Konstantin Kostin and Alma Lepina.^[2]

The figure skating events took place at La halle de glace Olympique in Albertville from 9 to 21 February 1992.^[8]

Men

Athlete	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Konstantin Kostin	18	22	31.0	20

Women

Athlete	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Alma Lepina	22	20	31.5	20

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Two Latvian athletes participated in the freestyle skiing events – Normunds Aplociņš and Dans Jansons.^[2]

The freestyle skiing events took place at Tignes from 12 to 13 February 1992.^[9][10]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Final
		Time	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank
Dans Jansons	Moguls	34.98	12.93	42	did not advance
Normunds Aplociņš		34.76	17.03	34	did not advance

Luge

Main article: Luge at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Six Latvian athletes participated in the luge events – Agris Elerts, Iluta Gaile, Anna Orlova, Aivars Polis, Roberts Suharevs and Evija Šulce.^[2]

The luge events also took place at La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in La Plagne from 9 to 14 February 1992.^[11][12]

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Agris Elerts	45.785	12	45.906	15	46.456	13	46.527	16	3:04.674	13

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes	Run 1		Run 2		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Aivars Polis Roberts Suharevs	46.988	13	46.961	11	1:33.949	11

Women

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Iluta Gaile	47.412	16	47.192	9	47.377	14	47.314	17	3:09.295	15
Evija Šulce	47.386	15	47.326	15	47.388	15	47.107	13	3:09.207	14
Anna Orlova	47.263	12	47.293	13	47.161	7	47.081	12	3:08.798	11