Elīna Ieva Bota (née Vītola; born 14 May 2000) is a Latvian luger who represented Latvia at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.
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| Full name | Elīna Ieva Bota | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Latvian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 April 2000 Sigulda, Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Luge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBota represented Latvia at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in the singles event, where she finished in 18th place.[1][2]
At the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships, she won bronze medals in the sprint event and the team relay.[3]
On February 10, 2026, at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, Bota won the silver medal in the luge women's singles,[4] which made her the first Latvian woman to win any Winter Olympic medal in individual competitions.[5]
Personal life
editOn 5 July 2024, Bota married luger Mārtiņš Bots, who has also represented Latvia at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[6]
References
edit- ↑ "Elīna Ieva Vītola". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ "Elīna Ieva Vītola". fil-luge.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ↑ "Germany triumphs in the Team Relay at the end of the World Championships". fil-luge.org. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ↑ The Official Website of the Olympics (10 February 2026). "Results for Luge Women's Singles".
- ↑ "Ashley Farquharson takes shock bronze for USA in singles luge | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com.
- ↑ "Turpmāk Boti". instagram.com. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
External links
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- Elina Ieva Bota at the International Luge Federation
- Elina Bota at Milano Cortina 2026
- Elina Vitola at Olympics.com
- Elina Bota at Olympics.com
- Elīna Vītola-Bota at Olympedia
- Elīna Vītola-Bota at InterSportStats
- Elīna Ieva Bota at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian)
- Elīna Ieva Bota on Instagram
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