Men
LAT
Reinis BERZINS
LAT- Date of birth09 Jul 2001
- Height1720 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownOzolnieki
- Place of birthRiga
- Start skating / Club He began the sport in 2010 in Ozolnieki, Latvia. "When I was around 10 or 11 years old, I went to my first Danubia Series [competing as a junior international]. I got some bad quality blades but at least I got a feeling for what short track is, so I just continued without a really big goal." / SK Zemgale: Jelgava, LAT
- HobbiesVolleyball. (Athlete, 07 Dec 2021)
- LanguagesEnglish, Latvian
- CoachUrszula Kaminska, POL; Gregory Durand, FRA
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Russian short track skater Victor An. (Athlete, 23 Oct 2017)
Coach Evita Krievane. (Athlete, 23 Oct 2017)
To win medals at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 07 Dec 2021)
Competing in the 1500m A final at the 2021 World Championships in Dordrecht, Netherlands. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2021)
He goes to sleep at least one hour earlier than usual the night before a competition. He also uses breathing exercises before races to reduce stress and help him focus. (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022)
Initially interested in playing ice hockey, he began training with figure skaters but almost quit when his local ice rink failed to start an ice hockey team. He was encouraged to return the following week, when he met short track coach and Latvian international Evita Krievane. "We started with two training sessions a week, one ice session with ice hockey skates and one physical [session]. Evita took me one summer, when I was 12, to Salt Lake City in the United States to train for two months while she was trying to prepare for the 2014 Olympic Games. I was able to join the club at the Utah Oval. I was the youngest and weakest guy there but I improved a lot during that period."
Urszula Kaminska, POL; Gregory Durand, FRA
