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The first Latvian athletes will go to Vancouver already at the end of next week. The full Latvian Olympic team will be in Canada for the Opening Ceremonies on February 12. The Games will last until February 28. Latvian athletes will compete in nine events at the Olympics - speed-skating, biathlon, bobsled, ice hockey, down-hill skiing, luge, skeleton, snowboard, cross country skiing and short-track. Team Latvia will be made up of the following athletes at the Vancouver Olympics: Ice hockey (23 athletes): goalies Edgars Masalskis (Riga ''Dinamo''), Ervins Mustukovs (''Dinamo/Juniors''), Sergejs Naumovs (without club); defenders - Georgijs Pujacs (Novosibirsk ''Sibir'', Russia), Kristaps Sotnieks (Riga ''Dinamo''), Arvids Rekis (Wolfsburg ''Grizzly Adams'', Germany), Krisjanis Redlihs (Riga ''Dinamo''), Guntis Galvins (Riga ''Dinamo''), Rodrigo Lavins (Riga ''Dinamo''), Karlis Skrastins (Dallas ''Stars''), Oskars Bartulis (Philadelphia ''Flyers''); forward - Lauris Darzins (Riga ''Dinamo''), Herberts Vasiljevs (Krefeld "Pinguine", Germany), Mikelis Redlihs (Riga ''Dinamo''), Girts Ankipans (Riga ''Dinamo''), Martins Cipulis (Riga ''Dinamo''), Janis Sprukts (Riga ''Dinamo''), Aleksejs Sirokovs (Khabarovsk ''Amur'', Russia), Martins Karsums (Norfolk ''Admirals'', AHL), Aleksandrs Nizivijs (Riga ''Dinamo''), Armands Berzins (Riga ''Dinamo''), Kaspars Daugavins (Binghampton ''Senators'', AHL) and Gints Meija (Riga ''Dinamo''). Luge (ten athletes): Martins Rubenis, Inars Kivlenieks, Guntis Rekis, Maija Tiruma, Anna Orlova, Agnese Koklaca, Andris Sics/Juris Sics, Andrejs Berze/Uldis Logins or Oskars Gudramovcs/Peteris Kalnins. Biathlon (nine athletes): Ilmars Bricis, Andrejs Rastorgujevs, Edgars Piksons, Kaspars Dumbris, Kristaps Libietis, Madara Liduma, Gerda Krumina, Liga Glazere, Zanna Juskane. Bobsleigh (eight athletes): Janis Minins, Daumants Dreiskens, Oskars Melbardis, Intars Dambis, Edgars Maskalans, Pavels Tulubjevs, Raivis Broks, Mihails Arhipovs. Downhill skiing (three athletes): Liene Fimbauere, Roberts Rode, Einars Lansmanis or Kristaps Zvejnieks. Skeleton (two athletes): Martins Dukurs and Tomass Dukurs. Cross-country skiing (two athletes): Janis Paipals and Anete Brice. Short-track and speed-skating (one athlete): Haralds Silovs. Snowboard (one athlete): Toms Vasins. Source: LETA
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