Roberts SLOTINS

Latvia

Cross-Country Skiing

Date of Birth: 21 Jul 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Place of birth: CESIS

Birth Country:

Latvia

Residence: MAZSALACA

Residence Country:

Latvia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Cross-Country Skiing	Men's 15km Classic	74
	Men's Sprint Free	70
	Men's Team Sprint Classic LAT Latvia	21
	Men's 50km Mass Start Free	54

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's Sprint Free Qualification	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 15km Classic	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 50km Mass Start Free	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
90	SP F Final Men	2011	Oslo, NOR

Hobbies:

Wakeboarding, mountain biking.

Occupation:

Athlete, Border guard

Education:

Graduated from Vocational College Lapland in Finland as a builder in 2010 and as a cook in 2012.

Languages spoken:

Latvian, English, Finnish, Russian

Club name:

SS Arkadija

Other sports:

Biathlon: International debut - 2014 IBU Cup in Beitostolen (Sprint - 99th, 93rd) / 2015 World Cup in Oberhof (Relay - 18th, Sprint - 85th). Competed at five World Championships

Debut:

2011 World Championships in Oslo (Sprint - 90th)

Injuries:

December 2019: Fell during the Oestersund World Cup individual and did not finish the race. Was checked into the hospital, but returned three days later for the relay.

National team:

2011

Start:

Started cross-country skiing and biathlon in 2005, choosing to solely focus on biathlon from the 2014/15 season.

Reason:

Inspired by his father, who was active in biathlon.

General Interest

SCHOOL
Attended Mazsalaca Secondary School until 2007.

WORK
Worked as a builder and translator for SKS-Rakennus and Lapland Hotel Olos, both in Finland.

Milestones

Two World Championship appearances (2011, 2013), only finishing one of his three races (90th in the 2011 sprint free).

Competed at three Junior/U23 championships from 2010-14.

Competed at the World Cup since 2014, but has never finished better than 70th.

Two podiums at the 2012 National Championships, finishing second in the 10km free and third in the 10km classic, with seven total top-five finishes from 2011-18.

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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