Kristers Aparjods

He took the gold medal in the singles event in the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, where he was also selected as the flag bearer for the Latvians in the opening ceremony.

He was also part of the Latvian team which won the team relay at the 2015 Junior World Championships in Lillehammer, and went on to take a silver in the singles at the 2016 Junior World Championships in Winterberg, Germany, and a gold in the singles on home ice at the 2017 Junior Worlds at Sigulda.

He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, finishing 11th in the men's singles event and sixth in the team relay.

[2] At the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships, he won bronze medals in the sprint event and the team relay.

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