Miks ZVEJNIEKS
LatviaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alpine Skiing |
Men's Giant Slalom | 26 | |
| Men's Slalom | DNF |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Youth Olympic Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 13 | Slalom | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT | 00:01:23.180 |
| 13 | Giant Slalom | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT | 00:01:56.470 |
| 32 | Super G | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT | 00:01:09.990 |
| DNF | Super Combined | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT | |
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 38 | Slalom Men | 2019 | Are, SWE | 2:20.01 |
| 64 | Giant Slalom Men | 2017 | St. Moritz, SUI | 2:07.30 |
| 67 | Giant Slalom Men | 2019 | Are, SWE | 2:17.37 |
Golf, tennis. (Athlete, 8 Oct 2021)
Athlete
Attended elementary school at Marupe. Earned a Bachelor's degree in law science at Turiba University in Riga. Is a certified sports coach. (Athlete, 8 Oct 2021)
Father, Raivo Zvejnieks. Mother, Jana Zvejniece. Brothers, Kristaps, Davis, and Jurgis.
Latvian, English, Russian
Sports Klub Virsotne, World Racing Academy
Club: Martin Fahrner (ITA), Patrick Renner (ITA), Linda Ozola (LAT)
Mother Jana Zvejniece (Alpine skiing): A racer in the Soviet Union before Latvia achieved its independence in 1990. She later served as a coach for the Latvian ski team. (isuu.com, 10 Jun 2010; Athlete, 9 Oct 2021; )
Brother Kristaps Zvejnieks (Alpine skiing): Competed at three Olympic Winter Games (2010, 2014, 2018) with a best finish of 26th in Alpine combined at PyeongChang 2018, the second-best finish for an Alpine skier from Lativa ever at the Olympics Winter Games. Holds the best men's finish for Latvia in the World Cup with a 26th in slalom at the Madonna di Campiglio in 2016.
Brothers Davis and Jurgis Zvejnieks (Alpine skiing): Current FIS-level ski racers. They also participate in inline Alpine skating. (Athlete, 8 Oct 2021)
Inline Alpine skating: In a 15-year career, he has won World and European titles, using inline skates to ski Alpine slalom courses. "I come from a country with no mountains." (Athlete, 8 Oct 2021)
2010 FIS event in Levi (Giant slalom - DNF1)
2016 World Cup in Levi (Slalom - DNQ1)
2014
His mother was skiing internationally and he had no other choice than to spend time on the mountains." (Athlete, 8 Oct 2021)
Is excited by the speed and adrenaline rush. (Athlete, 8 Oct 2021)
"To reach my full potential on race day." (Athlete, 8 Oct 2021)
Uses inline Alpine skating to keep up with the competition feel during the summer and to keep his mind ready when not skiing. (Athlete, 8 Oct 2021)
Finishing seventh in Alpine combined at the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk. (Athlete, 8 Oct 2021)
Alpine skier Bode Miller (USA), six-time Olympic, five-time World Championship medallist. (Athlete, 8 Oct 2021)
His family and his sports therapists. (Athlete, 8 Oct 2021)
"You get what you work for." (Athlete, 8 Oct 2021)
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- Gold Medal Event
- DNF:
- Did Not Finish
