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Kristaps Bluss
Kristaps is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the German name Christoph and may refer to: * Kristaps Blanks (born 1986), Latvian football striker * Kristaps Dārgais (born 1990), Latvian basketball player * Kristaps Grebis (born 1980), Latvian footballer * Kristaps Gulbis (born 1967), Latvian sculptor and artist * Kristaps Helmanis (1848 – 1892), Latvian vaccinologist and microbiologist * Kristaps Janičenoks (born 1983), Latvian basketball player * Kristaps Ķilps (born 2001), Latvian basketball player *Kristaps Lībietis (born 1982), Latvian biathlete and Olympic competitor *Kristaps Mauriņš (born 1991), Latvian luger and Olympic competitor *Kristaps Porziņģis (born 1995), Latvian basketball player *Kristaps Sotnieks (born 1987), Latvian ice-hockey player *Kristaps Valters (born 1981), Latvian basketball guard *Kristaps Veksa (born 1994), Latvian BMX rider *Kristaps Zaļupe (born 1976), Latvian sprint canoer and Olympic competitor *Kristaps Zīle (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9million. The country has a Temperate climate, temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city is Riga. Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 65.5% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian language, Latvian. Russians in Latvia, Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian language, Russian as their native tongue. After centuries of State of the Teutonic Order, Teutonic, Swedish Livonia, Swedish, Inflanty Voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaps Lībietis
Kristaps Lībietis (born in Alūksne on ) is a retired Latvian biathlete. He competed in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Latvia. His best performance is 19th, in 2010 as part of the Latvian relay team. His best individual performance is 54th, in the 2006 sprint and pursuit. In 2006, he also finished 68th in the individual, and in 2010 he finished 64th in the sprint and 70th in the individual. As of February 2013, his best performance at the Biathlon World Championships, is 17th, in the 2009 men's relay. His best individual performance is 50th, in the 2008 individual. As of February 2013, his best Biathlon World Cup finish is 7th, as part of the Latvian men's relay team at Oberhof in 2009/10. His best individual finish is 37th, in the individual at Östersund in 2008/09. His best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 for men and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lielais Kristaps
''Lielais Kristaps'' is the highest award given in Latvian cinema. Established in 1977, it is given out at the ''Latvian National Film Festival''. Due to different reasons, the festival has not been held in 1992, 1994 to 1995, 1997 and 1999, and was held biannually from 2001 to 2009, with no festival being held in 2010, 2011 and 2013. Since 2014, it was held again every year. Past winners Best Film Categories Acting Categories See also * Christopher Award References Film festivals in Latvia Recurring events established in 1977 Film festivals in the Soviet Union Latvian awards 1977 establishments in Latvia {{National Cinema Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaps Zvejnieks
Kristaps Zvejnieks (born 15 February 1992 in Riga) is an Alpine ski racer and inline Alpine slalom racer from Latvia. He competed for Latvia at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He competed in slalom and giant slalom and his best result was a 37th place in the slalom. He competes in FIS, CIT, EC and WC levels. He had his first World Cup start in Schladming on 24 January 2012. Alpine skiing career He was born to Jana Zvejniece and Raivo Zvejnieks in Riga, Latvia, and grew up there. The closest ski area was in Sigulda, 60 km from his house. The biggest skiing slopes in Sigulda are Pilsētas trase, Kaķīškalns and Kordes trase, all more than 100 m above the sea level with a vertical drop of 80 – 90 m and length of 275 – 350 m. He began skiing at three and racing at eight. In his first race he finished in 6th place. He made his first start in a World Cup event during the 2012 World Cup season in the slalom at Schladming. 2008 season Zvejnieks started his FIS career in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaps Zommers
Kristaps Zommers (born 7 January 1997) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Riga FC. Club career As a youth player, Zommers joined the youth academy of Aarhus Gymnastikforening in Denmark. He started his career with Parma. In the 2015-16 Serie D, Kristaps made 25 appearances and kept 17 clean sheets. Local journalists were deterred by the fact that he cannot speak Italian fluently so his interviews were conducted in English. In an interview with the Italian show ''Sports Bar'', he said, "In football, you know, things may not always go smoothly; it only affects work and will continue to give my best in training. I am convinced, that our quality, in the long run, will come out." On 17 January 2019, he was released from his Parma contract by mutual consent. In 2020, he signed for Nara. Zommers returned to Latvia and signed with Valmieras FK on 10 September 2020. In 2022, he signed for Super Nova. On 30 January 2023, Zommers signed for R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaps Zīle
Kristaps Roberts Zīle (born 24 December 1997) is a Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman for Bílí Tygři Liberec of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). Playing career Zīle started his junior career in Latvia and joined Dinamo Riga youth club HK Riga of MHL in 2014. Next season on January 17, 2016 he made his KHL debut in 4:2 win against Admiral Vladivostok. He is signed with Dinamo Riga through 2019. International play Zīle represented Latvia on junior level. He was selected by Bob Hartley for 2018 world championships roster. He made his WC debut on opening game against Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of .... He represented Latvia at the 2023 IIHF World Championship where he recorded two assists and won a bronze medal, Latvia's first ever IIHF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaps Zaļupe
Kristaps Zaļupe (born 12 July 1976) is a Latvian canoe racing, sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished seventh in the Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres, K-2 1000 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 500 metres, K-2 500 m event. ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1976 births Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Latvian male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Latvia {{Latvia-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaps Veksa
Kristaps Veksa (born 30 January 1994) is a Latvian male BMX rider, representing his nation at international competitions. He started to race BMX at 1999. In 2023 Kristaps became a BMX World Challenge Champion (Men 25-29 years old) At the moment he is a BMX Trainer in Germany and also compete in international events like BMX and Pumptrack World championship races. In 2021 He was also first time competing in Ninja Warrior Germany and Ninja Warrior All Stars. Best results (since 1999) 1st in Latvian Championship Multiple times 2002 - 2nd place European Championship round Netherland (Boys 8) 2002 - 3rd place European Championships (Boys 8) 2004 - 7th place European Championships (Boys 10) 2010 - 2nd place European Championships (Boys 16) 2012 - 1st place Euro Cup Round in Switzerland (Junior Men) 2013 - 4th place Euro Cup Round Latvia (Elite men) 2016 - 3rd place Euro cup round Germany (Elite men) 2016 - 3rd place European Cup Overall (Elite Men) 2016 - 6th place Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaps Valters
Kristaps Valters (born September 18, 1981) is a Latvian former professional basketball player. After retiring he became a coach, and is currently working as a head coach for Valmiera/ORDO. Playing career Valters first played professionally in 1998, for ASK/Brocēni/LMT. In 2000, Valters signed his first foreign contract, with Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi, but played there only one season. He then returned to the Latvian Basketball League, signing a two-year contract with the newly created team Skonto. In 2003, he played in the NBA Summer League for the Cleveland Cavaliers alongside number #1 pick in that draft LeBron James. In the fall of that year, he returned to Europe and played for Panionios. Valters did not stay there for long and in December 2004, he returned to play for Skonto. From 2004 to 2006, he played for the Germany's Basketball Bundesliga club EWE Baskets Oldenburg. Then he went to Italy and played for Pallalcesto Amatori Udine. During the season i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaps Sotnieks
Kristaps Sotnieks (born January 29, 1987) is a Latvian professional ice-hockey defenseman. He currently plays for Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Playing career In his first season in senior hockey in 2004/05 Sotnieks mostly played for the reserves squad of HK Riga 2000 which played in the Latvian hockey league, however he also played 5 matches in the main team of Riga 2000 in Belarusian Extraliga. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout the squad of Riga 2000 was quite impressive that year, including NHLers Kārlis Skrastiņš, Sergejs Žoltoks and Darby Hendrickson, thus it was especially tough for youngsters like Sotnieks to get through on the main team. In 2005 Sotnieks played in five matches for Latvia at the U18 World Championships. The next season Sotnieks was already a regular player in the main team of Riga 2000 which won bronze medals in the Belarusian Extraliga. In 42 matches he scored one goal, gave 4 assists and got 10 penalty minutes. In 2006 So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaps Porziņģis
Kristaps Porziņģis (; born 2 August 1995) is a Latvian professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "The Unicorn" for his ability to make plays and shoot 3-pointers as a Center (basketball), center, he is listed at and plays as a Power forward (basketball), power forward and center. Born in Liepāja, Porziņģis began his professional career with CB Sevilla, Sevilla in 2012. Porziņģis quickly rose through the team's youth ranks and became the figurehead of the senior team by 2013. He subsequently won the EuroCup Basketball Rising Star award in 2015, where, at age 19, Porziņģis became the youngest ever recipient of the award. The following summer, he declared for the NBA draft and was selected fourth overall by the New York Knicks. In New York, Porziņģis was seen as one of the Knicks' potential cornerstones, and he was selected as an NBA All-Star Game, All-Star in 2018 NBA All-Star Game, 2018. However, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaps Mauriņš
Kristaps Mauriņš (born 5 May 1991 in Cēsis) is a Latvian luger. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening ro ..., where he placed 21st in the men's singles event. References External links * 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Cēsis Latvian male lugers 21st-century Latvian sportsmen Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers for Latvia {{Latvia-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
