Krīgers finished in the second run of the quarter-finals, while Stūriška reached the last run, which ended in a crash.
The men were the first to start. Krīgers was left in eighth position, finishing in 34.163 seconds. In the 24-rider field, he was the 22nd.
In the second attempt, Kristers unfortunately crashed near the finish, resulting not only in an unrecorded time but a serious neck injury that will take time to heal. As a result, Krīgers finished his Olympic Games in last place, 24th.
In the women's competition, Veronika Monika Stūriška finished her first run in seventh place with a time of 37.206 seconds. In the second run, Veronika came sixth in a field of eight riders with a time of 37.007 seconds. After two races she was in 19th position.
In the third run, Veronika was sixth in a field of eight riders with a time of 37.12 seconds, 18th altogether. That was enough for Stūriška to qualify for the last hope heat in her Olympic debut!
Unfortunately, Veronika Monika crashed in the last hope heat, when the athletes had nothing to lose, and did not qualify for the semi-finals.
The BMX riders completed three quarter-final heats. The top 12 riders qualified for the semi-finals, while the 13th to 20th place riders battled it out for four more tickets to the semi-finals in the last hope heat.
