[1] In 2015, she received the Turkish citizenship, and was admitted to the Turkey national canoe team.

[2] According to the Turkish Canoe Federation, the main factor for Liepa's transfer to Turkey was supposedly her age seen by the Latvian sports officials not suitable anymore for canoeing.

[3] She took part at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Milan, Italy, and finished 12th.

Upon this result, she earned a quota spot for the women's K-1 200 m event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

She is the first ever women's canoeist to represent Turkey at the Olympics.