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'{{Infobox sportsperson | name = Oskars Melbārdis | image = Oskars Melbārdis 2014.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Melbārdis in 2014 on his return from the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] | nationality = Latvian | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|2|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Valmiera]], [[Latvian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]<br/><small>(now Valmiera, [[Latvia]])</small> | residence = | height = 1.90 m | website = | country = {{LAT}} | sport = [[File:Bobsleigh pictogram.svg|25px]][[Bobsleigh]] | bobsled name = | club = | team = Latvian National Team | turnedpro = 2006 | coach = [[Sandis Prūsis]] | retired = | coaching = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = [[File:Gold_medal_olympic.svg|16px]] [[Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics|(''2014'')]] | worlds = [[File:Gold_medal_world_centered-2.svg|16px]] [[IBSF World Championships 2016|(2016)]] | paralympics = | highestranking = 1st (2015) | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalOlympic}} [[File:Olympic rings.svg|35px]] {{MedalGold|[[2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Sochi]]|*[[Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Four-man|Four-man]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Sochi]]|*[[Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Two-man|Two-man]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2018 Winter Olympics|2018 Pyeongchang]]|[[Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Two-man|Two-man]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIBT World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[FIBT World Championships 2016|2016 Igls]]|[[FIBT World Championships 2016 – Four-man|Four-man]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[FIBT World Championships 2015|2015 Winterberg]]|[[FIBT World Championships 2015 – Two-man|Two-man]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[FIBT World Championships 2009|2009 Lake Placid]]|Four-man}} {{MedalBronze|[[FIBT World Championships 2015|2015 Winterberg]]|[[FIBT World Championships 2015 – Four-man|Four-man]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Bobsleigh and Skeleton European Championship|European Championship]]}} {{MedalGold|[[Bobsleigh and Skeleton European Championship|2008 Cesena]]|[[Bobsleigh and Skeleton European Championship|Four-man]]}} {{MedalGold|[[Bobsleigh and Skeleton European Championship|2015 La Plagne]]|[[Bobsleigh and Skeleton European Championship|Four-man]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[Bobsleigh and Skeleton European Championship|2015 La Plagne]]|[[Bobsleigh and Skeleton European Championship|Two-man]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[Bobsleigh and Skeleton European Championship|2016 St. Moritz]]|[[Bobsleigh and Skeleton European Championship|Four-man]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[Bobsleigh and Skeleton European Championship|2018 Igls]]|[[Bobsleigh and Skeleton European Championship|Four-man]]}} }} '''Oskars Melbārdis''' (born 16 February 1988) is a Latvian [[Bobsleigh|bobsledder]] who has competed since 2006. ==Career== He started his career as a brakeman, most notably competing along [[Jānis Miņins]], however starting from 2010–11 season Melbārdis has been competing as a pilot. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the [[FIBT World Championships 2016]] in [[Igls]], [[Austria]] with teammates [[Daumants Dreiškens]], [[Arvis Vilkaste]] and [[Jānis Strenga]]. It was the first ever World Championships gold medal in bobsled for [[Latvia]]. He won a silver medal in the two-man event at the [[FIBT World Championships 2015]] in [[Winterberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track|Winterberg]] and two bronze medals in the four-man events at the [[FIBT World Championships 2009]] in [[Lake Placid, New York]] and at the [[FIBT World Championships 2015]]. He won a silver medal at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in the [[Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Four-man|four-man event in Sochi]] and finished 5th in the [[Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Two-man|two-man event]]. He won [[Bobsleigh European Championship]] four-man events in 2008 and 2015 and finished 3rd in the four-man event in 2016 and 2018. Melbārdis also finished 2nd in the two-man event in 2015 Bobsleigh European Championship. Melbārdis won a combined [[Bobsleigh World Cup]] title in [[2012–13 Bobsleigh World Cup|2012–13]] and [[2014–15 Bobsleigh World Cup|2014–15]]. He won two-man and four-man World Cup titles in 2014-15 when he had 15 (from 16) podium finishes in two-man and four-man events, including seven first places. ==Highlights== ==Bob-Pilot== {{Palmares start}} *(Not complete list of results) ===World Championships=== :2016 - [[Innsbruck|Igls]], 1st [[File:Gold_medal_world_centered-2.svg|16px]] at 4-bob :2015 - [[Winterberg|Winterberg]], 2nd [[File:Silver_medal_world_centered-2.svg|16px]] at 2-bob :2015 - [[Winterberg|Winterberg]], 3rd [[File:Bronze_medal_world_centered-2.svg|16px]] at 4-bob :2013 - [[St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun|St. Moritz]], 5th at 2-bob with [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] :2013 - [[St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun|St. Moritz]], 9th at 4-bob with [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] / [[Arvis Vilkaste|Vilkaste]] / [[Jānis Strenga|Strenga]] :2012 – [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]], 8th at 2-bob with [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] ===World Cup=== :2013/14 – [[Igls]], 1st {{goca}} at 4-bob with [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] / [[Arvis Vilkaste|Vilkaste]] / [[Jānis Strenga|Strenga]] :2013/14 – [[St. Moritz]], 1st {{goca}} at 4-bob with [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] / [[Arvis Vilkaste|Vilkaste]] / [[Jānis Strenga|Strenga]] :2012/13 – [[Sochi]], 1st {{goca}} at 4-bob with [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] / [[Arvis Vilkaste|Vilkaste]] / [[Jānis Strenga|Strenga]] :2012/13 - [[Sochi]], 3rd {{brca}} at 2-bob with [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] :2012/13 – [[Königssee]], 2nd {{sica}} at 2-bob with [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] :2012/13 – [[Winterberg]], 3rd {{brca}} at 4-bob [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] / [[Arvis Vilkaste|Vilkaste]] / [[Jānis Strenga|Strenga]] :2012/13 – [[Park City, Utah|Park City]], 4th at 2-bob with [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] :2011/12 – [[Calgary]], 4th at 4-bob with [[Helvijs Lūsis|Lūsis]] / [[Arvis Vilkaste|Vilkaste]] / [[Jānis Strenga|Strenga]] :2011-12 – [[Königssee]], 4th at 4-bob with [[Helvijs Lūsis|Lūsis]] / [[Arvis Vilkaste|Vilkaste]] / [[Jānis Strenga|Strenga]] :2011/12 – [[Winterberg]], 3rd {{brca}} at 4-bob with [[Helvijs Lūsis|Lūsis]] / [[Arvis Vilkaste|Vilkaste]] / [[Jānis Strenga|Strenga]] :2011/12 – [[Winterberg]], 3rd {{brca}} at 2-bob with [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] :2011/12 – [[Igls]], 4th at 2-bob with [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] ===Junior World Championships=== :2012 – [[Igls]], 1st [[File:Gold_medal_world_centered-2.svg|16px]] at 2-bob with [[Jānis Strenga|Strenga]] :2012 – [[Igls]], 1st [[File:Gold_medal_world_centered-2.svg|16px]] at 4-bob with [[Helvijs Lūsis|Lūsis]] / [[Arvis Vilkaste|Vilkaste]] / [[Jānis Strenga|Strenga]] {{Palmares end}} ===Brakeman=== {{Palmares start}} ;World Championships: :2009 – [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]], 3rd {{brca}} at 4-bob with [[Jānis Miņins|Miņins]] / [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] / [[Intars Dambis|Dambis]] ;World Cup: :2009/10 – [[Park City, Utah|Park City]], 2nd {{sica}} at 4-bob with [[Jānis Miņins|Miņins]] / [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] / [[Intars Dambis|Dambis]] <!-- two separate WC events were held in Park City in 2009 --> :2008/09 – [[Park City, Utah|Park City]], 2nd {{sica}} at 4-bob with [[Jānis Miņins|Miņins]] / [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] / [[Intars Dambis|Dambis]] :2008-09 – [[Park City, Utah|Park City]], 2nd {{sica}} at 4-bob with [[Jānis Miņins|Miņins]] / [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] / [[Intars Dambis|Dambis]] :2008/09 – [[The Whistler Sliding Centre|Whistler]], 1st {{goca}} at 4-bob with [[Jānis Miņins|Miņins]] / [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] / [[Intars Dambis|Dambis]] :2008/09 – [[Königssee]], 3rd {{brca}} at 4-bob with [[Jānis Miņins|Miņins]] / [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] / [[Intars Dambis|Dambis]] :2007/08 – [[Winterberg]], 3rd {{brca}} at 4-bob with [[Jānis Miņins|Miņins]] / [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] / [[Intars Dambis|Dambis]] :2007/08 – [[St. Moritz]], 1st {{goca}} at 4-bob with [[Jānis Miņins|Miņins]] / [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] / [[Intars Dambis|Dambis]] :2007/08 – [[Cesana]], 1st {{goca}} at 4-bob with [[Jānis Miņins|Miņins]] / [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] / [[Intars Dambis|Dambis]] ;European Championships: :2008 – [[Cesana]], 1st {{goca}} at 4-bob with [[Jānis Miņins|Miņins]] / [[Daumants Dreiškens|Dreiškens]] / [[Intars Dambis|Dambis]] {{Palmares end}} ==Career results== ===Olympic Games [[File:Olympic rings.svg|45px]] === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- " !Event !style="width:70px;"|Two-man !style="width:70px;"|Four-man |- ! colspan=3|Representing {{LAT}} |- | align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Sochi]] | style="background:#c96"|[[Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Two-man|''3''{{note label|a|a}}]][[File:Bronze_medal_olympic.svg|16px]] | style="background:gold"| [[Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Four-man|''1''{{note label|a|a}}]][[File:Gold_medal_olympic.svg|16px]] |- | align=left |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[2018 Winter Olympics|2018 Pyeongchang]] | style="background:#c96"|[[Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Two-man|3]][[File:Bronze_medal_olympic.svg|16px]] | [[Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Four-man|5]] |} {{note label|a|a}} Unofficial yet ===Bobsleigh World Cup=== ===Season titles=== *4 globes (2 overall, 1 two-man, 1 four-man) {| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="4" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse;" width="20%" |- style="background-color:#369; color:white;" |rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="10%"|'''Season''' |- style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" | width="5%"|Discipline |- |'''[[2012-13 Bobsleigh World Cup|2013]]'''||'''Combined''' |- | Rowspan=3| '''[[2014-15 Bobsleigh World Cup|2015]]'''||'''Combined''' |- | Two-man |- | Four-man |} ====Two-man==== {| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |- !Season !Place !Points !width=40px|1 !width=40px|2 !width=40px|3 !width=40px|4 !width=40px|5 !width=40px|6 !width=40px|7 !width=40px|8 !width=40px|9 |- |[[2010–11 Bobsleigh World Cup|2010–11]] |'''21st''' |'''780''' |WHI<br /><small>—</small> |CAL<br /><small>—</small> |PKC<br /><small>—</small> |LKP<br /><small>—</small> |IGL<br /><small>—</small> |WIN<br /><small>—</small> |STM<br /><small>9</small> |CES<br /><small>14</small> |- |[[2011–12 Bobsleigh World Cup|2011–12]] |'''7th''' |'''1360''' |IGL<br /><small>4</small> |LPL<br /><small>9</small> |style="background:#c96;"| WIN<br /><small>3</small> |ALT<br /><small>6</small> |KON<br /><small>9</small> |STM<br /><small>9</small> |WHI<br /><small>—</small> |CAL<br /><small>6</small> |- |[[2012–13 Bobsleigh World Cup|2012–13]] |style="background:silver;"|'''2nd''' |'''1674''' |LKP<br /><small>8</small> |PKC<br /><small>4</small> |WHI<br /><small>14</small> |WIN<br /><small>7</small> |LPL<br /><small>5</small> |ALT<br /><small>5</small> |style="background:silver;"| KON<br /><small>2</small> |IGL<br /><small>4</small> |style="background:#c96;"| SOC<br /><small>3</small> |- |[[2013–14 Bobsleigh World Cup|2013–14]] |'''12th''' |'''1080''' |CAL<br /><small>5</small> |PKC<br /><small>6</small> |LKP1<br /><small>10</small> |LKP2<br /><small>10</small> |WIN<br /><small>10</small> |STM<br /><small>13</small> |IGL<br /><small>7</small> |style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF"| KON<br /><small>DSQ</small> |- |[[2014–15 Bobsleigh World Cup|2014–15]] |style="background:gold;"|'''1st''' |'''1684''' |style="background:silver;"| LKP<br /><small>2</small> |style="background:gold;"| CAL<br /><small>1</small> |style="background:silver;"| ALT<br /><small>2</small> |KON<br /><small>5</small> |style="background:gold;"| STM<br /><small>1</small> |style="background:silver;"| LPL<br /><small>2</small> |style="background:silver;"| IGL<br /><small>2</small> |style="background:silver;"| SOC<br /><small>2</small> |- |[[2015–16 Bobsleigh World Cup|2015–16]] |'''5th''' |'''1334''' |style="background:silver;"| ALT<br /><small>2</small> |style="background:silver;"| WIN<br /><small>2</small> |style="background:silver;"| KON1<br /><small>2</small> |LPL<br /><small>—</small> |WHI1<br /><small>5</small> |WHI2<br /><small>4</small> |STM<br /><small>10</small> |KON2<br /><small>5</small> |- |[[2016–17 Bobsleigh World Cup|2016–17]] |'''16th''' |'''810''' |WHI<br /><small>—</small> |LPL<br /><small>—</small> |ALT<br /><small>13</small> |WIN<br /><small>—</small> |STM<br /><small>6</small> |KON<br /><small>6</small> |style="background:silver;"| IGL<br /><small>2</small> |PYE<br /><small>12</small> |- |[[2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup|2017–18]] |'''8th''' |'''1130''' |LPL1<br /><small>14</small> |LPL2<br /><small>11</small> |style="background:#c96;"| WHI<br /><small>3</small> |WIN<br /><small>10</small> |IGL<br /><small>9</small> |ALT<br /><small>21</small> |STM<br /><small>13</small> |KON<br /><small>5</small> |} ====Four-man==== {| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |- !Season !Place !Points !width=40px|1 !width=40px|2 !width=40px|3 !width=40px|4 !width=40px|5 !width=40px|6 !width=40px|7 !width=40px|8 !width=40px|9 |- |[[2010–11 Bobsleigh World Cup|2010–11]] |'''25th''' |'''88''' |WHI<br /><small>—</small> |CAL<br /><small>—</small> |PKC<br /><small>—</small> |LKP<br /><small>—</small> |IGL<br /><small>—</small> |WIN<br /><small>—</small> |style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF"|STM<br /><small>DSQ</small> |CES<br /><small>17</small> |- |[[2011–12 Bobsleigh World Cup|2011–12]] |'''5th''' |'''1216''' |IGL<br /><small>8</small> |LPL<br /><small>10</small> |style="background:#c96;"| WIN<br /><small>3</small> |ALT<br /><small>7</small> |KON<br /><small>4</small> |STM<br /><small>8</small> |WHI<br /><small>—</small> |CAL<br /><small>4</small> |- |[[2012–13 Bobsleigh World Cup|2012–13]] |style="background:silver;"|'''2nd''' |'''1625''' |LKP<br /><small>8</small> |PKC<br /><small>10</small> |WHI<br /><small>9</small> |style="background:#c96;"| WIN<br /><small>3</small> |LPL<br /><small>5</small> |ALT<br /><small>4</small> |KON<br /><small>5</small> |IGL<br /><small>5</small> |style="background:gold;"| SOC<br /><small>1</small> |- |[[2013–14 Bobsleigh World Cup|2013–14]] |'''6th''' |'''1228''' |style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF"|CAL<br /><small>DSQ</small> |PKC<br /><small>4</small> |LKP1<br /><small>5</small> |LKP2<br /><small>6</small> |WIN<br /><small>23</small> |style="background:gold;"| STM<br /><small>1</small> |style="background:gold;"| IGL<br /><small>1</small> |KON<br /><small>6</small> |- |[[2014–15 Bobsleigh World Cup|2014–15]] |style="background:gold;"|'''1st''' |'''1735''' |style="background:#c96;"| LKP<br /><small>3</small> |style="background:gold;"| CAL<br /><small>1</small> |style="background:silver;"| ALT<br /><small>2</small> |style="background:#c96;"| KON<br /><small>3</small> |style="background:gold;"| STM<br /><small>1</small> |style="background:gold;"| LPL<br /><small>1</small> |style="background:gold;"| IGL<br /><small>1</small> |style="background:gold;"| SOC<br /><small>1</small> |- |[[2015–16 Bobsleigh World Cup|2015–16]] |'''12th''' |'''904''' |ALT<br /><small>8</small> |WIN<br /><small>5</small> |KON1<br /><small>6</small> |LPL<br /><small>—</small> |WHI1<br /><small>—</small> |WHI2<br /><small>—</small> |style="background:#c96;"| STM<br /><small>3</small> |KON2<br /><small>5</small> |- |[[2016–17 Bobsleigh World Cup|2016–17]] |'''13th''' |'''931''' |WHI<br /><small>—</small> |LPL<br /><small>—</small> |ALT<br /><small>11</small> |WIN<br /><small>—</small> |style="background:silver;"| STM<br /><small>2</small> |KON<br /><small>7</small> |style="background:gold;"| IGL<br /><small>1</small> |PYE<br /><small>4</small> |- |[[2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup|2017–18]] |'''5th''' |'''1322''' |PAC1<br /><small>4</small> |PAC2<br /><small>7</small> |WHI<br /><small>14</small> |WIN<br /><small>12</small> |IGL<br /><small>4</small> |ALT<br /><small>7</small> |STM<br /><small>9</small> |style="background:silver;"| KON<br /><small>2</small> |} ==References== *{{FIBT link|url1=http://www.ibsf.org/en/athletes/athlete/100865/MELBARDIS?session=|title=Oskars Melbārdis}} {{Footer World Cup Champions Bobsleigh Men's Combined}} {{Footer World Cup Champions Bobsleigh Two-Man}} {{Footer World Cup Champions Bobsleigh Four-Man}} {{Footer World Champions Bobsleigh Four-man}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Melbazrdis, Oskars}} [[Category:1988 births]] [[Category:Latvian male bobsledders]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics]] [[Category:Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic bobsledders of Latvia]] [[Category:Olympic medalists in bobsleigh]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Latvia]] [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Latvia]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics]] [[Category:People from Valmiera]]'