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    XXII Olympic Winter Games
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    Sandis OZOLINS

    Latvia
    • Gender: Male
    • Nationality: Latvia
    • Birthday: 3 August 1972
    • Age: 41
    • Height: 1.90 m (6' 3'')
    • Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
    • Place of Birth: Latvia, SIGULDA
    • Place of Residence: -
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    Athlete competitions and results

    • 12 February, 21:00 Men's Prelim. Round - Group C
    • LAT 0
      -
      SUI 1
    • 14 February, 12:00 Men's Prelim. Round - Group C
    • CZE 4
      -
      LAT 2
    • 15 February, 21:00 Men's Prelim. Round - Group C
    • SWE 5
      -
      LAT 3
    • 18 February, 21:00 Men's Play-offs Qualifications
    • SUI 1
      -
      LAT 3
    • 19 February, 21:00 Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals
    • CAN 2
      -
      LAT 1

    Additional Information

    Highlights

    RankEventYearLocation
    Olympic Winter Games
    9Men2002Salt Lake City, UT, USA
    12Men2006Torino, ITA
    • Nickname: The Wizard of Oz, Ozo. (nhlstars.euweb.cz, 27 Apr 2005)
    • Occupation: Athlete, Business Owner
    • Family: Sons Roberts and Kristofers
    • Club Name: Dinamo Riga, Latvia
    • Position Style: Defence (nhl.com, 07 Jan 2014)
    • Debut: 1996 for Latvia, against France (LHF Media Guide, Feb 2013)
    • Previous Olympics: Torino 2006, Salt Lake City 2002
    • Hobbies: Golf. (allhockey.ru, 29 May 2012)
    • Education: Business - University of Phoenix, United States
    • Languages Spoken: English, Latvian
    • Coach: Artis Abols [club], LAT; Ted Nolan [national], CAN (apollo.lv, 07 Jan 2014; olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 07 Jan 2014)
    • Hand: Shoots left (khl.ru, 2014)
    • Injuries: He missed the majority of the 2006/07 season because of knee surgery. (nhl.com, 06 Apr 2008)

      In October 2005 he fractured his ribs and missed nine matches. (tsn.ca, 01 Nov 2007)

      In December 2003 he had surgery to repair a torn muscle in his left shoulder and missed 42 matches. The injury had occurred in his first match back after sustaining rib damage two weeks earlier. (tsn.ca, 01 Nov 2007)

      In December 2000 he had knee surgery and missed 10 matches. In October 2001 a further knee injury forced him to miss three matches. (tsn.ca, 01 Nov 2007)

      In December 1992 he suffered a knee injury while playing an NHL match for San Jose Sharks against Philadelphia Flyers. It caused him to miss the majority of the 1992/93 season. (nhl.com, 06 Apr 2008)

    Additional Information

    National League
    Kontinental Hockey League [KHL] (khl.ru, 13 Jan 2014)

    Start of sporting career
    He began playing ice hockey as a young boy. (allhockey.ru, 29 May 2012)

    Reason for taking up this sport
    His mother forced him to do figure skating as a child, but he eventually persuaded her to let him play ice hockey instead. (allhockey.ru, 29 May 2012)

    Most memorable sporting achievement
    Winning the 1996 Stanley Cup with Colorado Avalanche. (eurolanche.com, 26 Nov 2012)

    Most influential person in career
    Russian ice hockey coach Vasily Tikhonov. (Mighty Ducks, 21 Apr 2005)

    Awards
    He was Latvia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (ONS, 07 Feb 2014)

    He has played in the KHL All-Star game four times [2010, 2011, 2012, 2014]. (eliteprospects.com, 05 Aug 2013)

    He was named in the Spengler Cup [Switzerland] All-Star team in season 2011/12. (eliteprospects.com, 05 Aug 2013)

    He was named in the KHL First All-Star team in 2010/11. (eliteprospects.com, 05 Aug 2013)

    He played in the National Hockey League [NHL] All-Star game seven times [1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003]. (nhl.com, 06 Apr 2008)

    He was named in the NHL First All-Star team in 1997. (nhl.com, 06 Apr 2008)

    General
    OUT OF RETIREMENT FOR SOCHI
    He retired from international ice hockey after the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, but he returned in 2013 to help the Latvia team to qualify for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 07 Jan 2014)

    BUSINESS OWNER
    He owns Ozo Golf Club in Riga, Latvia, which was the first 18-hole golf course in the country. The course gets its name from one of his nicknames, Ozo. He is also the owner of SIA Sports Projects in Latvia. (puaro.lv, 29 Jun 2013; ozogolf.lv, 11 Apr 2013)

    NATIONAL COACHING ROLE
    He was team manager of Latvia in 2010/11. (eliteprospects.com, 05 Aug 2013)

    VOLUNTARY ABSENCE
    After injuring his knee in December 2005, he voluntarily entered the NHL's substance abuse programme following a drink driving arrest. He missed 19 matches, but was cleared to return in time to play for Latvia at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. (tsn.ca, 01 Nov 2007; sports.espn.go.com, 03 May 2006)

    NATIONAL TEAMS
    Before Latvia became an independent country, he represented both Soviet Union and Commonwealth of Independent States [CIS] at the World Junior Championships. (eliteprospects.com, 05 Aug 2013)

    NHL DRAFT
    He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the second round, 30th pick overall, in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. (nhl.com, 06 Apr 2008)

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    • Jersey number: 8
    • Hand: Left
    • Position: Defence
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