The United Latvian-Estonian men’s basketball championship is coming to an end, where one finalist is already known, and the second will be determined this evening. The Ukrainian “Prometheus” will definitely perform in the main match. In one of the semi-finals of the tournament, VEF-Riga and the Ukrainian Prometheus fought in a series of up to … Read more
In this match, the Latvian goalkeeper reflected a total of 20 shots out of 21. In two seasons, Shilov has already played seven matches in the NHL, in five of which Vancouver celebrated victory. As for his teammate Theodor Blueger, in almost 15 minutes he had one shot at the opponent’s goal. Having scored 102 … Read more
Currently, the Latvian national team has already begun preparations for the 2024 Ice Hockey World Championship, which will be held in the Czech Republic. Vitolins claims that he now tries not to talk or mention the bronze medals won in the locker room, because there is hard work ahead. “The awards we earned will not … Read more
AWhen Edin Terzic achieved what Borussia Dortmund had failed to do for ten years, he didn’t jump around the pitch enthusiastically. The Westphalia coach didn’t love his assistants or his players either. He refrained from any gesture of celebration. Terzic enjoyed the moment quietly while his team danced exuberantly on the lawn of the Munich … Read more
He stressed that time is still needed to understand what happened in Tampere on Sunday. The greatest joy is for the medals, but there is also great joy for the team that hosted the championship and for the fans. Buncis admitted that organizing the World Cup was not easy because Latvia only had 11 months … Read more
Harija Vitolins’ team played a total of 10 games, including the decisive one for 3rd place, beating their opponents from the USA in overtime with a score of 4:3. Bravo! Ten match tournament In ten matches, the Latvian national team won seven victories. What’s noteworthy is that we lost to the Canadians twice, both in … Read more
According to preliminary data, holding the World Hockey Championship in Riga attracted an additional 44 million euros to the country’s economy, the external communications department of the Riga City Council reported. During the championship, Riga was visited by 30,000 foreign hockey fans, mainly Swiss, Czechs and Slovaks. Although the Group A matches took place in … Read more
Earlier, the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) prepared a draft government decision to allocate 576,717 euros to the Latvian hockey team and federation, which is twice as much as previously planned. According to the sports law, the Latvian men’s ice hockey team can claim a cash prize of up to 102,447 euros for third … Read more