Patricija EIDUKA

Historical Results

Pace

Likes to spend time with family (because she does not see them very often), play the guitar and the piano, as well as running and swimming. (Athlete, Jul 2021)

Athlete

High school diploma from Ilmara Gaisa Kokneses High School.

Father, Ingus Eiduks (passed away in November 2021). Mother, Anita Eiduka. Six brothers, Kaspars, Valts, Nils, Krists, Ralfs and Edijs. Partner, Uldis Spulle.

Latvian, English, Some Polish

Aizkraukle Sport School / TeamEiduki (Personal team)

Personal: Father Ingus Eiduks (LAT)

Father Ingus Eiduks (Cross-country skiing): Was Latvian junior national cross-country skiing champion who went on to get a coaching certificate to coach his children.

Brother (older) Valts Eiduks (Cross-country skiing): Competed in the cross-country sprint at the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games.

Brother (older) Krists Eiduks (Biathlon): Competed at two World Youth Championships (2006, 2007). He lives in New York and works for Morgan Stanley, one of the largest investment banks in the world. (delfi.lv, 28 Oct 2020)

Brother Ralfs Eiduks (Cross-country skiing): Carried the Latvian flag at the opening ceremony of the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF).

Brother (youngest) Edijs Eiduks: Competed at the 2021 Junior World Ski Championships in Vuokatti.

Biathlon: Competed at the 2016 Youth World Championships.

2018 World Cup in Ruka (Sprint - 66th)

Cross-country skiing has been a family activity since her childhood, so she learned to ski in Vecbebri, Latvia at age three. All her older brothers were cross-country skiers, so there was no other chance to do any other sport, and day by day, year by year she started to like the sport more. Until his passing in November 2021, her father led and coached their family team called Team Eiduki. (diena.lv, Jan 2021; Athlete, Jul 2021; Instagram, Nov 2021)

Chose cross-country skiing over biathlon because it is "the purest form of skiing and nothing is left to chance." (diena.lv, Jan 2021)

Always do your best. (Athlete, Jul 2021)

Trains with the Polish team since 2019, also benefiting from the guidance of the former cross-country champion Justyna Kowalczyk-Tekieli, who was the Polish team's head coach from 2018-20 and continues to advise the team. (diena.lv, Jan 2021)

Finishing 10th in the Final Climb of the Tour de Ski to Alpe Cermis in 2021. (Athlete, Jul 2021)

When she was younger, her brother Valts. (Athlete, Jul 2021)

Her family. (Athlete, Jul 2021)

Sport prepares you for the real life and to manage the hardest moments in life. At the same time, sport also delivers emotions, sometimes not so great, but mostly very good, and gives great happiness after the good days. (Athlete, Jul 2021)

Latvian Athlete of the Year (2020). (sportacentrs.com, Apr 2021)