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Kristaps
Kristaps is a Latvian language, 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 Zī ... [...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 Ķilps
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] |
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 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 Gulbis
Kristaps Gulbis (born 26 July 1967) is a Latvian sculptor and artist known for numerous contemporary art projects in more than 25 countries. His works have been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, the Museum of Modern Art in Hokaido, Japan, and at metropolitan sites in London, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Riga, Moscow and other European cities, as well as in New York, Seoul, and Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The visual art projects curated, directed and managed by Gulbis have been set in England, Hungary, Germany, Latvia, Estonia and elsewhere in Europe. Some of the artist's most notable work include his project ''Pink House'' (together with Aigars Bikše) presented at the 51st Venice Biennale, Italy; the ''Monument to Freedom'' (2018) in Belgium, and ''The'' ''Pine Trees of Raini''s (''Raiņa Priedes;'' 2014) in Latvia commemorating the famous Latvian poet and playwright Rainis. Gulbis has lectured at various US universities and art centres across Europe, Asia and the US. Some of the most notabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaps Janičenoks
Kristaps Janičenoks (born 14 March 1983) is a retired Latvian professional basketball player who last played for VEF Rīga. He also played for the Latvian national basketball team. Playing career Janičenoks first gained attention as a high-scoring teenager at the 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He was the second leading overall scorer at the tournament, averaging 23.5 points per game and was named to All-Tournament Team. Shortly after, he started his career in Latvian Basketball League with Brocēni. In 2001, after graduating from high school in Latvia, he received multiple offers from NCAA D1 schools, choosing George Washington as the place where he would play. However, NCAA ruled him ineligible because he had played with Brocēni in NEBL, which was considered as pro league. After one month in the US, he returned to Latvia in September and joined the newly founded BK Skonto, a successor to Brocēni. In 2003, he went to play abroad, joining the Belgian side Liege ... [...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 Helmanis
Kristaps Helmanis (, ; 3 June 1848 – 2 March 1892) was a Latvian vaccinologist and microbiologist. He discovered tuberculin simultaneously with Robert Koch and mallein together with Oto Kalniņš (1891). Biography Helmanis was born on 3 June 1848 in Tērvete (then ''Hofzumberge'', Courland Governorate), received education at the parish school and Jelgava Real School (''Jelgavas reālskola''). He studied veterinary medicine at the Dorpat Veterinary Institute (''Kaiserliche Veterinair-Institut zu Dorpat'', 1873–1877) and received a gold medal for his work “On Development of Spermatozoids of Vertebrates”. After graduation he stayed at the institute for a degree of master of science he received in 1879. Then Helmanis relocated to the capital of Russian Empire, St. Petersburg, where he started to work as a veterinary of the guard cavalry regiment. There he organised a laboratory by the dispensary and started to study clinical symptoms of glanders in horses and laboratory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaps Blanks
Kristaps Blanks (born 30 January 1986) is a Latvian football coach and former player who played as striker. He is a first-team coach at Riga FC Riga Football Club, commonly referred to as Riga FC, is a Latvian Association football, football club, founded in 2014. The club is based at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Since 2016 Latvian Higher League, 2016, the club has been playing in the Latv .... References 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Tukums Latvian men's footballers Latvia men's international footballers Skonto FC players FK Daugava (2003) players Riga FC players Men's association football forwards {{Latvia-footy-bio-stub ... [...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 Grebis
Kristaps Grebis (born 13 December 1980) is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Liepāja, Grebis started his professional career in 2000 with Liepājas Metalurgs. Making seven appearances and scoring one goal in his first season, he later had a short spell with FK Rīga, returning to Liepāja in 2002. This time playing there for four consecutive seasons, in 2006 he left for Oxford United. Grebis had his contract with Oxford United cancelled by mutual consent in March 2007, as this period of his career was not the best. Later on he joined FK Ventspils, but in 2008 came back to his home land team Liepājas Metalurgs. He played there for two years, until 2008, making 63 appearances and scoring 48 goals. In 2009, he was the best scorer of the Virsliga championship with 30 goals in one season. This was definitely the best period in his career, while playing in Latvia. In February 2011 he joined AEL Limassol, after being on trial wit ... [...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] |
