Latvia experienced the fourth loss during the Olympic tournament and is therefore out of the competition on February 15.
Despite three straight losses and zero points in the group stages of the Olympic ice hockey tournament, Latvia is not out of the competition yet.
Latvia's Olympic ice hockey team slipped to a third straight loss February 13, succumbing 2:5 to Slovakia.
Latvia recorded a second straight loss in the Olympic ice hockey tournament in Beijing Friday, losing to Finland 1:3.
Latvian national ice hockey team player Mārtiņš Karsums will not take part in the Beijing Olympic Games match against the Finnish national team on Friday due to a positive Covid-19 test. The rest of the Latvian squad have become contact persons, reports Latvian Television from Beijing.
Latvia's national ice hockey team got its campaign at the Winter Olympic Games in China under way Thursday with a 2:3 loss to Sweden.
The Kontinental Ice Hockey League (KHL) has cancelled the remainder of the regular season, meaning that the season for Latvian ice hockey club Dinamo Rīga is over, the league has announced.
On Thursday, February 3, seven players from the Latvian Ice Hockey team in Beijing Olympics were unable to go to training because the Covid-19 tests carried out at the airport showed a positive result, according to Latvian Radio sports reporters.
National Hockey League team the Columbus Blue Jackets has announced a substantial donation to a Latvian ice hockey initiative to help youngesters get into the sport.
The Latvian national ice hockey team won all three games in its Olympic qualification tournament and has secured a spot at the Beijing Olympic Games 2022.
| Group A | Points |
|---|---|
|
19 |
|
17 |
|
16 |
|
10 |
|
7 |
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
3 |
| Group B | Points |
|---|---|
|
21 |
|
16 |
|
15 |
|
12 |
|
9 |
|
6 |
|
4 |
|
1 |