Sport | Short Track | |
FederationID | STLAT12811199601 | |
NOC | Latvia | |
Born | 28 Nov 1996
in Jelgava ![]() |
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Gender | Men |
Residence | Jelgava, LAT | |
Occupation | Athlete, Coach | |
Languages | English, Latvian, Russian |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 44.385 | 01 Feb 2019 | ![]() |
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1000m | 1:29.705 | 10 Nov 2019 | ![]() |
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1500m | 2:23.288 | 06 Nov 2014 | ![]() |
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When and where did you begin this sport? | He began skating in 2010 in Ozolnieki, Latvia. | |
Club / Team | SK Zemgale: Jelgava, LAT | |
Name of coach | Evita Krievane [personal], LAT, from 2010 | |
Reason for choosing this sport | He was inspired to try the sport after watching fellow Latvian speed skater and short track skater Haralds Silovs compete at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. |
Most influential person in career | Coach Evita Krievane. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019) | |
Hero / Idol | US basketball player Kobe Bryant, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, US speed skater Shani Davis, US short track skater Apolo Anton Ohno, Latvian speed skater and short track skater Haralds Silovs. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019) | |
Awards and honours | He was flag bearer for Latvia at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Winter World University Games in Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation. (jelgava.lv, 22 Feb 2019) | |
Injuries | He sustained a cut to his foot due to contact with another skater during the 1500m heats at the 2021 World Cup event in Beijing, People's Republic of China. He was unable to continue the race and did not compete at the following week's World Cup event in Nagoya, Japan. (Instagram profile, 31 Oct 2021; jelgava.lv, 26 Oct 2021) He sustained an ankle injury in 2017 that kept him out of action for four months. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019) |
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Memorable sporting achievement | Placing seventh in the 5000m relay at the 2019 European Championships in Dordrecht, Netherlands. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2021) | |
Hobbies | Visiting new places, cycling, inline skating. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2021) | |
Ambitions | To compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 13 Nov 2021) | |
Sporting philosophy / motto | "Fake it until you make it!" (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019) |
Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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2018/2019 | European Championships | 5000m Relay | 7 | |||
2020/2021 | European Championships | 5000m Relay | 7 | |||
2015/2016 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 12 |
World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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2018/2019 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 11 | |||
2019/2020 | Shanghai | 5000m Relay | 13 | |||
2019/2020 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 17 | |||
2019/2020 | Shanghai | 1000m | 31 | |||
2019/2020 | Shanghai | 500m | 37 | |||
2019/2020 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1000m | 40 | |||
2019/2020 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 42 | |||
2019/2020 | Dresden | 1500m | 48 | |||
2018/2019 | Dresden | 500m | 50 | |||
2019/2020 | Dresden | 500m | 50 | |||
2018/2019 | Dresden | 1000m | 51 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup | 500m | 89 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup | 1000m | 91 | |||
2019/2020 | World Cup | 1500m | 91 | |||
2018/2019 | World Cup | 1000m | 128 | |||
2018/2019 | World Cup | 500m | 130 |