Tomass Dukurs Explained

Tomass Dukurs (born 2 July 1981 in Riga) is a Latvian skeleton racer who has competed since 1998. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he finished fourth in the men's skeleton event at Vancouver in 2010 and Sochi in 2014.

Career

Dukurs' best finish at the FIBT World Championships was 3rd in the men's skeleton event at Winterberg in 2015.

His younger brother Martins is also a skeleton racer. Both he and his brother made the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2014 Winter Olympics.

In November 2017 Sochi gold medalist Alexander Tretiakov was disqualified by the IOC and his medal stripped from him, however, a decision on, whether Tomass Dukurs is granted a bronze medal, has not been made by the IBSF. Eventually, IBSF restored the gold medal for Tretiakov.

Tomass and Martins are coached by their father, Dainis Dukurs, a former bobsleigh brakeman, manager of the Sigulda sledding track and sled designer.[1]

Career results

Skeleton World Cup

SeasonPlacePointswidth=40px1width=40px2width=40px3width=40px4width=40px5width=40px6width=40px7width=40px8width=40px9
2003–0419th69CAL
LKP
LIL
13
SIG
1
ALT
2004–0517th154WIN
31
ALT
15
IGL
23
SIG
9
CES
33
STM
17
LPL
8
2005–0623rd100CAL
29
LPL
33
IGL
29
SIG
12
KON
14
STM
23
ALT
18
2006–079th278CAL
17
PKC
25
LPL
12
NAG
7
IGL
17
CES
17
WIN
9
KON
4
2007–0811th916CAL
18
PKC
15
LPL
20
CES1
12
CES2
17
STM
12
KON
3
WIN
13
2008–0916th761WIN
14
ALT
7
IGL
16
KON
16
STM
24
WIN
16
PKC
20
LKP
18
2009–104th1352PKC
12
LKP
4
CES
7
WIN
4
ALT
6
KON
7
STM
11
IGL
4
2010–118th1242WHI
10
CAL
25
PKC
7
LKP
8
IGL
8
WIN
4
STM
7
CES
2
2011–123rd1524IGL
3
LPL
2
WIN
7
ALT
2
KON
7
STM
4
WHI
5
CAL
4
2012–132nd1746LKP
2
PKC
4
WHI
3
WIN
5
LPL
3
ALT
4
KON
5
IGL
3
SOC
5
2013–142nd1608CAL
4
PKC
6
LKP
3
WIN
2
STM1
2
STM2
2
IGL
3
KON
2
2014–152nd1526LKP
2
CAL
2
ALT
2
KON
8
STM
5
LPL
3
IGL
8
SOC
4
2015–163rd1548ALT
5
WIN
6
KON1
4
LPL
3
PAC
6
WHI
2
STM
2
KON2
3
2016–179th1218WHI
13
LPL
4
ALT
7
WIN
2
STM
6
KON
9
IGL
DSQ
PYE
3
2017–183rd1464LPL
6
PAC
4
WHI
3
WIN
5
IGL
6
ALT
6
STM
8
KON
3
2018–197th1272SIG
6
WIN
5
ALT
10
IGL
5
STM
4
LPL
CAL
4
WHI
3
2019–206th1314LPL1
6
LPL2
5
WIN
10
LPG
10
IGL
12
KON
6
STM
9
SIG
2
2020–213rd1226SIG1
4
SIG2
2
IGL1
10
IGL2
8
WIN
6
STM
5
KON
8
IGL3
2021–228th1249IGL1
16
IGL2
18
ALT1
7
WIN1
7
ALT2
8
SIG
1
WIN2
5
STM
7

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Latvian Leads In Men's Skeleton . Withers . Tom . 19 February 2010 . . 26 January 2014.