Andris Šics

Andris Šics (born 12 May 1985) is a former Latvian luger. He competed in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, and won a silver medal in the men's doubles event in 2010 and two bronze medals in 2014, alongside his teammate and elder brother Juris Šics. The Šics brothers' three medals mean they have won more Olympic medals than any other Latvian sportsperson.

Andris Šics
Šics in 2015
Personal information
NationalityLatvian
Born (1985-05-12) 12 May 1985
Sigulda, Latvia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountryLatvia
SportLuge
EventDoubles
Medal record
Representing  Latvia
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver Doubles
2014 Sochi Doubles
2014 SochiMixed team
World Championships
2016 Königssee Mixed team
2020 SochiMixed team
2021 KönigsseeSprint
2008 Oberhof Mixed team
2009 Lake Placid Mixed team
2011 Cesana Doubles
2013 Whistler Mixed team
2021 KönigsseeDoubles
2021 KönigsseeMixed team
European Championships
2008 Cesana Mixed team
2010 Sigulda Mixed team
2021 Sigulda Doubles
2014 Sigulda Mixed team
2016 Altenberg Mixed team
2018 Sigulda Doubles
2021 SiguldaMixed team
2006 Winterberg Mixed team
2015 Sochi Doubles
2015 SochiMixed team
2017 Königssee Mixed team
2018 SiguldaMixed team
2019 OberhofDoubles
2019 OberhofMixed team
2020 LillehammerMixed team

Šics won six medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two silvers (Mixed team: 2016, 2020) and four bronzes (Men's doubles: 2011, Mixed team: 2008, 2009, 2013). He also won 15 medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with three golds in 2008, 2010 and 2021, four silvers in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2021, and eight bronzes in 2006, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Šics' best individual European championship is winning the men's doubles event in 2021.

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