Eliza TIRUMA

Latvia

Luge

Date of Birth: 21 Aug 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Place of birth: SIGULDA

Birth Country:

USSR

Residence: RAGANA

Residence Country:

Latvia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Luge	Women's Singles	8
	Team Relay LAT Latvia	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Training Group A Run 1	Finished
After Run 1	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Training Group A Run 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Training Group A Run 3	Finished
After Run 3	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Training Group A Run 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Training Run 5	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Training Run 6	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Run 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Run 2	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Run 3	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Women's Singles Run 4	Finished
	Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Team Relay Competition	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
3	Team Relay	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:02:47.295
12	Singles	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:03:23.071
16	Women's Singles	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:03:07.651

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
3	Team Relay	2013	Whistler, BC, CAN	2:04.854
7	Team Relay	2015	Sigulda, LAT	2:14.790
9	Women's Singles	2021	Koenigssee, GER	1:42.465
10	Women's Singles	2013	Whistler, BC, CAN	1:13.995
13	Women's Singles	2015	Sigulda, LAT	1:25.107
24	Women's Singles	2012	Altenberg, GER	55.974

World Cup Rankings
Season	Women's Singles
2021/22	5
2020/21	6
2014/15	14
2013/14	15
2012/13	11
2011/12	14
2010/11	23
2009/10	39

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Women's Singles Sprint	Women's Singles
2021/22	1 x 4th	1 x 4th, 1 x 5th
2020/21	1 x 4th	1 x 3rd

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
4	Women's Singles Sprint	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT
4	Women's Singles	2021/22	Sochi, RUS
5	Women's Singles	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT
6	Women's Singles	2021/22	St. Moritz, SUI
6	Women's Singles	2021/22	Sigulda, LAT
6	Women's Singles	2021/22	Sochi, RUS
6	Women's Singles	2021/22	Altenberg, GER
7	Women's Singles	2021/22	Winterberg, GER
7	Women's Singles	2021/22	Yanqing, CHN
7	Women's Singles Sprint	2021/22	Sochi, RUS
14	Women's Singles	2021/22	Oberhof, GER
14	Women's Singles Sprint	2021/22	Sigulda, LAT

Previous names:

formerly Eliza Cauce

Hobbies:

Swimming, hiking, cycling, cooking, mushroom picking, rollerblading, water skiing.

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Partner, Toni Eggert. Father, Martins. Mother, Laima. Older sisters, Solvita, Marta, Maija. Ex-husband, Roberts Caucis (married 2015, divorced 2020).

Languages spoken:

Latvian, English

Coach:

National: Kristaps Maurins (LAT), Peteris Cimanis (LAT)

Sporting relatives:

Sister Maija Tiruma (Luge): Three-time Olympian (2002-2010), with the best finish of ninth at Vancouver 2010. Back-to-back team relay bronze medals at the World Championships (2008, 2009), with team relay gold at the 2008 European Championships. Currently the coach of the French national team.

Partner Toni Eggert (Luge): Represents Germany in doubles with Sascha Benecken. PyeongChang 2018 Olympic bronze medallist and eight-time world champion, with six European titles.

Ex-husband Roberts Caucis (Basketball): Amateur player having played in the Latvian Basketball Alternative League (LBAL) and Amateur Basketball League (ABL) in the 2000s.

Debut:

2010 World Cup in Winterberg (Singles, 21st)

Start:

Her two older sisters competed in luge. In 2005, the son of current Latvian national coach Peteris Cimanis invited her to participate in testing at the local sports school. She began training there a year later. (kamanas.lv, 2018; sporto.lv, January 2014)

Ambition:

"Develop myself and to not stop at the achievements I have, but to challenge myself and see what I am capable of." (kamanas.lv, 2018)

Hero:

BMX racer Maris Strombergs (LAT), two-time Olympic gold medallist and two-time world champion.

Skeleton racer Martins Dukurs (LAT), two-time Olympic silver medallist and six-time world champion. (Info 2018)

Influence:

Her family and team. (Info 2018)

Ritual:

"Every time before the start, I ask my body and spirit what I need to do to drive well. It gives me an answer. Even if the trip is not successful, I always say thank you. I thank myself for being healthy and that nothing has happened to me." (sporto.lv, January 2014)

Philosophy:

"Luge is my job, and I want to do it with all my power." (Info 2018)

Award:

Opening Ceremony Flagbearer (2022)
Order of the Three Stars (2014)

General Interest

FAMILY
Comes from an athletic family. Her father Martins played volleyball, while her eldest sister Solvita was an alpine skier and instructor. Her sisters Marta and Maija both participated in luge, with the latter going on to compete internationally.

Milestones

OLYMPIC GAMES
Two bronze medals in the team relay in 2022 and 2014. She is the only Latvian woman to win an Olympic medal in the sport.

WORLD CUP
In 2019/20 at Winterberg, became the first Latvian athlete to win a World Cup Singles race, prevailing over Tatiana Ivanova (RUS) and Julia Taubitz (GER) who would go on to win silver and gold, respectively, in the season standings.

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze
:: Gold Medal Event

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