[4] Ice hockey player Vitalijs Pavlovs tested positive for methylhexaneamine and was thrown out of the Olympics.

[11] According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Latvia had five athletes in qualification position.

[12] Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Latvia qualified 1 man and 1 woman.

[14] The following is the Latvian roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

[15][16] Latvia achieved the following quota places: Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round Latvia had three athletes in qualification positions.