Santa Blumberga-Bērziņa (born 23 December 1994 in Ventspils as Santa Blumberga) is a Latvian curler and curling coach from Jelgava.[2]
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| Born | Santa Blumberga 23 December 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Curling club | Jelgavas kērlinga klubs, Jelgava | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skip | Santa Blumberga-Bērziņa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third | Ieva Rudzīte | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second | Katrīna Gaidule | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lead | Tīna Siliņa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternate | Betija Gulbe | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles partner | Ritvars Gulbis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Curling career  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member Association |  Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 3 (2017, 2018, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship appearances | 6 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other appearances | World Junior-B Championships: 1 (2016), European Junior Challenge: 3 (2013, 2014, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the national level, she is a 2019 Latvian women's champion, four-time mixed doubles champion (2017, 2018, 2019, 2023) and two-time junior champion (2012, 2015).
Teams
editWomen's
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 2011–12 | Santa Blumberga (fourth) | Tīna Siliņa (skip) | Katrīna Bindere | Una Ozoliņa | Agita Puriņa | LJCC 2012 
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| 2012–13 | Elizabete Laiviņa (fourth) | Una Kristiana Ozoliņa (skip) | Tīna Siliņa | Santa Blumberga | Laura Gaidule | Arnis Veidemanis | EJCC 2013 (11th) |
| Santa Blumberga (fourth) | Una Ozoliņa (skip) | Tīna Siliņa | Katrīna Bindere | Kristīne Bulačņikova | Inga Apmane | LJCC 2013 
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| 2013–14 | Laura Gaidule | Elizabete Laiviņa | Santa Blumberga | Madara Bremane | Helma Gerda Bidiņa | Arnis Veidemanis | EJCC 2014 (10th) |
| Kristīne Bulačņikova (fourth) | Tīna Siliņa | Una Ozoliņa | Santa Blumberga (skip) | Anna Marija Šefanovska | Dace Ābelīte | LJCC 2014
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| 2014–15 | Santa Blumberga | Madara Bremane | Helma Gerda Bidiņa | Evelīna Barone | Tīna Siliņa | Iveta Staša-Šaršūne | EJCC 2015 (5th) |
| Evelīna Barone | Helma Gerda Bidiņa | Madara Bremane | Santa Blumberga | Tīna Siliņa | LJCC 2015
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| Ineta Mača | Rasa Lubarte | Linda Mangale | Santa Blumberga | Maija Prozoroviča | LWCC 2015
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| 2015–16 | Evita Regža | Dace Regža | Jeļena Rudzīte | Sabine Jeske | Santa Blumberga | Ansis Regža | ECC 2015 (13th) |
| Santa Blumberga | Madara Bremane | Helma Gerda Bidiņa | Evelīna Barone | Tīna Siliņa | |||
| Santa Blumberga (fourth) | Iluta Linde (skip) | Ieva Bērziņa | Una Ģērmane | Evija Dompalma-Linuža | LWCC 2016 
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| 2016–17 | Santa Blumberga | Ieva Krusta | Zanda Bikše | Evelīna Barone | Iveta Staša-Šaršūne | Iveta Staša-Šaršūne | ECC 2016 (16th) |
| Iveta Staša-Šaršūne | Ieva Krusta | Santa Blumberga | Zanda Bikše | Evelīna Barone | LWCC 2017 (4th) | ||
| 2017–18 | Iveta Staša-Šaršūne | Ieva Krusta (ECC) Santa Blumberga (LWCC) |
Santa Blumberga (ECC) Ieva Krusta (LWCC) |
Evelīna Barone | Madara Bremane | Ritvars Gulbis | ECC 2017 (12th) LWCC 2018
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| 2018–19 | Iveta Staša-Šaršūne | Ieva Krusta (ECC) Santa Blumberga (WCC, LWCC) |
Santa Blumberga (ECC) Ieva Krusta (WCC, LWCC) |
Evelīna Barone | Tīna Siliņa (ECC, WCC) | Kārlis Smilga (ECC, WCC) Ritvars Gulbis (ECC) Roberts Krusts (WCC) |
ECC 2018 (5th) LWCC 2019 WCC 2019 (13th) |
| 2019–20 | Iveta Staša-Šaršūne | Santa Blumberga | Ieva Krusta | Evelīna Barone | Tīna Silina | Ritvars Gulbis | ECC 2019 (10th) |
| 2020–21 | Santa Blumberga-Bērziņa | Ieva Krusta | Tīna Silina | Helma Gerda Bidiņa | Ritvars Gulbis | LWCC 2021 (4th) | |
| 2021–22 | Evelīna Barone (fourth) | Santa Blumberga-Bērziņa (skip) | Ieva Rudzīte | Ieva Krusta | Tīna Siliņa | Ritvars Gulbis Roberts Krusts |
Pre-OQE 2021 (1st) OQE 2021 (4th) |
| 2022–23 | Ieva Rudzīte (fourth) | Santa Blumberga-Bērziņa (skip) | Katrīna Gaidule | Tīna Silina | Betija Gulbe | Ritvars Gulbis | ECC 2022 (10th) |
Mixed
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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| 2013–14 | Andris Janbergs | Santa Blumberga | Jānis Birznieks | Anda Dzelme | Lia Janberga | LMxCC 2014 (6th) |
| 2014–15 | Kārlis Smilga | Iluta Linde | Arnis Veidemanis | Santa Blumberga | LMxCC 2015
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Mixed doubles
edit| Season | Female | Male | Coach | Events |
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| 2014–15 | Santa Blumberga | Andris Bremanis | LMDCC 2014 (4th) | |
| 2015–16 | Santa Blumberga | Andris Bremanis | LMDCC 2015
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| 2016–17 | Santa Blumberga | Andris Bremanis | Ritvars Gulbis (WMDCC) | LMDCC 2016 WMDCC 2017 (8th) |
| 2017–18 | Santa Blumberga | Ritvars Gulbis | Aivars Avotiņš (WMDCC) | LMDCC 2017 WMDCC 2018 (25th) |
| 2018–19 | Santa Blumberga | Ritvars Gulbis | Robert Krusts (WMDCC) | LMDCC 2018 WMDCC 2019 (27th) |
| 2022–23 | Santa Blumberga-Bērziņa | Andris Bremanis | LMDCC 2023
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| 2023–24 | Santa Blumberga-Bērziņa | Anrijs Mikus Briežkalns | LMDCC 2024 (5th) |
Record as a coach of national teams
edit| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
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| 2017 | 2017 World Junior B Curling Championships | Latvia (junior women) |
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References
editExternal links
edit- Santa Blumberga-Bērziņa at World Curling
- Santa Blumberga-Bērziņa on Facebook
- Video: 2019 World Women's Championship, round robin, session 13, Latvia vs United States on YouTube
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