Men
LAT
Jekabs Saulitis
LAT- Date of birth04 Dec 1990
- Height180 CM
- ProfessionCoach
- HometownVentspils
- Place of birthSigulda
- Start skatingHe took up short track in 2001 in Ventspils, Latvia.
- Club SPARS: Ventspils, LAT
- HobbiesN/A
- LanguagesEnglish, Latvian, Russian
- Other nameJepis (livukrasts.lv, 25 Jan 2012)
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Competing at the 2017 World Cup event in Dresden, Germany. (Athlete, 05 Feb 2020)
His mother. (Athlete, 05 Feb 2020)
He suffered a concussion in 2013. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2013)
He has sustained a back injury during his career. (Athlete, 05 Feb 2020)
He has sustained a back injury during his career. (Athlete, 05 Feb 2020)
COACHING
He has served as coach of the SPARS Ventspils short track team in Latvia, as well as team leader and coach of the Latvian national short track team. (jelgava.lv, 25 Jan 2021; Athlete, 05 Feb 2020)
He has served as coach of the SPARS Ventspils short track team in Latvia, as well as team leader and coach of the Latvian national short track team. (jelgava.lv, 25 Jan 2021; Athlete, 05 Feb 2020)
Previously an ice hockey player, he switched to short track after his mother read an article about the sport in the newspaper. He got some skates for his birthday, tried it out and liked it. "It is super cool and crazy fast. It reminded me of NASCAR. Also, after I saw Latvian speed skaters Evita Krievane and Haralds Silovs in training I thought it looked cool."