Roberts Kruzbergs

Latvia

Sport	Short Track
FederationID	STLAT11804200101
NOC	Latvia
Born	18 Apr 2001 in Ventspils
Gender	Men

Occupation	Athlete
Languages	English, Latvian

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	40.391	28 Oct 2023	Montreal
	1000m	1:23.060	04 Feb 2023	Dresden
	1500m	2:10.999	09 Feb 2022	Beijing

Sport Specific Information

Club / Team

Ventspils Olympic: Latvia

General Interest

Famous relatives

His older brother Karlis has represented Latvia in short track. He competed at the 2020 World Cup event in Dresden, Germany. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Nov 2021; sportacentrs.com, 30 Sep 2017)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport

He and his brother were encouraged to take up the sport by a short track coach.

General Interest

Hero / Idol

Latvian short track skater Jekabs Saulitis. (Athlete, 01 Feb 2017)

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport?

He got involved in short track in 2006 in Ventspils, Latvia.

General Interest

Sporting philosophy / motto

"Stay calm and skate." (Athlete, 01 Feb 2017)

Social Media

instagram.com/roberts_kruzbergs/

General Interest

Most influential person in career

His family, his brother Karlis, and coach Stuart Horsepool. (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022)

Sport Specific Information

Training Regime

He trains six hours a day, six days a week. Three days include two sessions on the ice, and on the other three days he has one session on the ice and one session off the ice.

General Interest

Memorable sporting achievement	Winning the 1000m at the 2022 World Cup event in Montreal, QC, Canada. (isu.org, 29 Oct 2022)
Milestones	He became the first short track skater representing Latvia to finish on top of the podium at a World Cup event when he was victorious in the 1000m in 2022 in Montreal, QC, Canada. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Nov 2022)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2023/2024	European Championships	1500m	4
	2021/2022	World Championships	1000m	5
	2019/2020	World Junior Championships	1500m	5
	2023/2024	European Championships	500m	6
	2021/2022	World Championships	Overall	7
	2018/2019	European Championships	5000m Relay	7
	2020/2021	European Championships	5000m Relay	7
	2019/2020	European Championships	1000m	8
	2022	Olympic Games	500m	9
	2020/2021	European Championships	1000m	9
	2022/2023	World Championships	1000m	10
	2019/2020	World Junior Championships	1000m	10
	2022/2023	European Championships	1000m	12
	2015/2016	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	12
	2019/2020	European Championships	Overall	12
	2018/2019	World Championships	1000m	13
	2022/2023	World Championships	500m	14
	2018/2019	World Junior Championships	1500m	15
	2020/2021	World Championships	1000m	15
	2019/2020	World Junior Championships	500m	16
	2019/2020	European Championships	500m	16
	2019/2020	European Championships	1500m	16
	2022/2023	European Championships	500m	17
	2023/2024	European Championships	1000m	17
	2018/2019	World Junior Championships	1000m	17
	2020/2021	European Championships	1500m	17
	2017/2018	World Junior Championships	Overall	19
	2023/2024	World Championships	500m	20
	2022	Olympic Games	1000m	20
	2021/2022	World Championships	1500m	20
	2018/2019	European Championships	1000m	21
	2022/2023	European Championships	1500m	22
	2022/2023	World Championships	1500m	22
	2018/2019	World Junior Championships	500m	23
	2020/2021	European Championships	Overall	24
	2023/2024	World Championships	1500m	25
	2022	Olympic Games	1500m	26
	2018/2019	World Championships	Overall	27
	2018/2019	European Championships	Overall	30
	2018/2019	European Championships	1500m	30
	2020/2021	World Championships	Overall	34
	2020/2021	World Championships	500m	35
	2018/2019	World Championships	1500m	36
	2018/2019	World Championships	500m	37
	2016/2017	World Junior Championships	Overall	42
	2021/2022	World Championships	500m	44
	2015/2016	World Junior Championships	Overall	87

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2022/2023	Montreal, QC	1000m	1
	2022/2023	Dresden	1000m	2
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	1000m	3
	2022/2023	Dordrecht	1000m	3
	2022/2023	Almaty	1000m	3
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	1000m	7
	2023/2024	Dresden	1000m	7
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	Overall	8
	2022/2023	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	10
	2023/2024	Gdansk	500m	11
	2018/2019	Dresden	5000m Relay	11
	2022/2023	Almaty	1000m	11
	2016/2017	Dresden	5000m Relay	12
	2019/2020	Shanghai	5000m Relay	13
	2023/2024	Dresden	1000m	14
	2019/2020	Dresden	5000m Relay	17
	2022/2023	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	18
	2023/2024	Gdansk	1000m	18
	2022/2023	Almaty	500m	18
	2019/2020	Shanghai	1500m	18
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	Overall	19
	2022/2023	Almaty	1500m	19
	2023/2024	World Cup Classification	500m	22
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	500m	24
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	1500m	24
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1000m	26
	2016/2017	Dresden	1500m	28
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	500m	29
	2016/2017	Dresden	1500m	32
	2018/2019	Almaty	1500m	33
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1000m	35
	2022/2023	Dresden	500m	36
	2018/2019	Almaty	1000m	36
	2019/2020	Shanghai	500m	38
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1500m	40
	2018/2019	Dresden	1000m	41
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1500m	43
	2022/2023	World Cup Classification	1500m	59
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	500m	84
	2016/2017	World Cup Classification	1500m	87
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1500m	88
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1000m	109
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	500m	118