Matiss MIKNIS

Latvia

Bobsleigh

Date of Birth: 29 Dec 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Place of birth: LIEPAJA

Birth Country:

Latvia

Residence: LIEPAJA

Residence Country:

Latvia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Bobsleigh	2-man LAT Latvia	9
	4-man LAT Latvia	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 1	Finished
After Heat 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 3	Finished
After Heat 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 5	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Official Training Heat 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 3	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	2-man Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 1	Finished
After Heat 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 3	Finished
After Heat 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 5	Finished
After Heat 5	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Official Training Heat 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 3	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	4-man Heat 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	4-man	2019	Whistler, BC, CAN	3:21.62
3	2-man	2020	Altenberg, GER	3:42.23
4	4-man	2021	Altenberg, GER	3:36.69
4	4-man	2020	Altenberg, GER	3:36.63
4	2-man	2017	Koenigssee, GER	3:18.17
6	2-man	2021	Altenberg, GER	3:42.72
6	2-man	2019	Whistler, BC, CAN	3:25.78
9	4-man	2017	Koenigssee, GER	3:15.16
9	4-man	2016	Innsbruck, AUT	3:25.57
13	2-man	2016	Innsbruck, AUT	3:27.84

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	2-man	4-man
2021/22	1 x 3rd, 1 x 5th, 1 x 12th	1 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 5th
2020/21	4 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd, 3 x 6th	2 x 5th, 1 x 6th
2019/20	2 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd	2 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd, 2 x 4th
2018/19	2 x 2nd, 3 x 3rd, 2 x 5th	4 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 3 x 4th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
1	4-man	2021/22	St. Moritz, SUI	2:09.38
2	4-man	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:42.10
3	2-man	2021/22	Sigulda, LAT	1:39.71
5	4-man	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:41.82
5	2-man	2021/22	St. Moritz, SUI	2:12.31
9	4-man	2021/22	Winterberg, GER	1:50.20
12	2-man	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:43.86
13	2-man	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT	1:44.73

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Latvian Academy of Sports Education (Riga, LAT)

Family:

Wife, Lasma Mikne (married March 2019). Son, Patrick (born January 2021).

Languages spoken:

Latvian

Coach:

National: Sandis Prusis (LAT)

Position style:

Crew

Sporting relatives:

Wife Lasma Mikne (nee Balbarde) (Bodybuilding): Competed in the fitness model category at the 2015 Baltic Open Championships. She is also a personal trainer.

Other sports:

Basketball: Played primarily in the Second Division of the Latvian Basketball League with Liepaja, with one appearance in the First Division.

Debut:

2015 World Cup in St. Moritz (Four-man - 17th)

Injuries:

December 2021: Suffered a sprain in his knee and missed three World Cup events.

National team:

2014

Start:

His friends encouraged him to try the sport, and he was inspired watching the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. (tvnet.lv, 21 Sep 2019)

Ambition:

To win an Olympic gold medal. (lsm.lv, 2018)

Influence:

His wife. (lsm.lv, 2018)

Award:

Latvian Sports Team of the Year - Individual Sport (2021)
Liepajas Athlete of the Year (2019)
Liepajas Most Popular Athlete (2019)

Milestones

Has appeared in both the two and four-man at every World Championships since 2016 with two podiums. In 2019, placed second in the four-man event and finished third in the two-man in 2020 (with Oscar Kibermanis). Four fourth-place results.

2015 Junior World Championships four-man silver medallist with Kibermanis.

2021 European Champion in the four-man, dethroning Francesco Friedrich (GER) - in only his third loss in any event in the past two seasons.

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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