Men
LAT
Roberts KRUZBERGS
LAT- Date of birth18 Apr 2001
- Height1800 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownVentspils
- Place of birthVentspils
- Start skating / Club He got involved in short track in 2006 in Ventspils, Latvia. / Ventspils Olympic: Latvia
- LanguagesEnglish, Latvian
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Stay calm and skate." (Athlete, 01 Feb 2017)
Latvian short track skater Jekabs Saulitis. (Athlete, 01 Feb 2017)
He became the first short track skater representing Latvia to finish on top of the podium at a World Cup event when he was victorious in the 1000m in 2022 in Montreal, QC, Canada. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Nov 2022)
His family, his brother Karlis, and coach Stuart Horsepool. (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022)
Winning the 1000m at the 2022 World Cup event in Montreal, QC, Canada. (isu.org, 29 Oct 2022)
He trains six hours a day, six days a week. Three days include two sessions on the ice, and on the other three days he has one session on the ice and one session off the ice.
He and his brother were encouraged to take up the sport by a short track coach.
