Martins BOTS

Latvia

Luge

Date of Birth: 12 May 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Place of birth: SIGULDA

Birth Country:

Latvia

Residence: ROPAZI

Residence Country:

Latvia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Luge	Doubles LAT BOTS Martins / PLUME Roberts	4

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Doubles Training Run 1	Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Doubles Training Run 2	Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Doubles Training Run 3	Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Doubles Training Run 4	Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Doubles Training Run 5	Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Doubles Training Run 6	Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Doubles Run 1	Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Doubles Run 2	Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre	Team Relay Competition	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
11	Doubles Sprint	2021	Koenigssee, GER	39.420
12	Doubles	2021	Koenigssee, GER	1:41.508

Junior World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
6	Doubles	2019	Innsbruck, AUT	1:21.335

U23 World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
3	Doubles	2021	Koenigssee, GER	1:41.508

World Cup Rankings
Season	Doubles	Doubles Sprint
2021/22	7	8
2020/21	7	9

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Doubles	Doubles Sprint
2021/22	2 x 3rd, 1 x 4th, 2 x 5th	1 x 5th
2020/21	1 x 1st, 1 x 3rd, 1 x 4th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
3	Doubles	2021/22	St. Moritz, SUI
3	Doubles	2021/22	Altenberg, GER
4	Doubles	2021/22	Winterberg, GER
5	Doubles Sprint	2021/22	Sigulda, LAT
5	Doubles	2021/22	Sigulda, LAT
5	Doubles	2021/22	Yanqing, CHN
7	Doubles Sprint	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT
10	Doubles	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT
13	Doubles	2021/22	Oberhof, GER
16	Doubles	2021/22	Sochi, RUS

Nickname:

Robot (Team)

Hobbies:

Tennis, cycling, volleyball

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

Latvian

Coach:

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

Position style:

Front

Debut:

2020 World Cup in Innsbruck (Doubles - 8th)

National team:

2019

Start:

Took up the sport in 2012. (FIL Media Guide, 2021/22)

Philosophy:

"Set a high goal for yourself, and don't stop until you reach it." (kamanas.lv)

General Interest

PARTNER
Competed with Konstantins Buglaks at the youth level in 2015/16. Partnered with childhood friend Roberts Plume in juniors the following year. With two World Cup podium appearances in 2020/21 - their first full season on the senior circuit - the tandem finished seventh in the season standings.

Milestones

Beijing 2022 Olympic Games bronze medallist in the team relay.

Did not record a doubles podium at the junior level, but in their first season on the World Cup circuit in 2020/21, won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Sigulda and won the final race of the year at St. Moritz. At the World Championships in Koenigssee, they won bronze in the U23 division.

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005716443722
Facebook Team: https://www.facebook.com/LatvianLugeTeamRoboti
https://www.instagram.com/martinsbots/
Team Website: https://www.instagram.com/robotilugeteam/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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