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Mārtiņš Rubenis

Mārtiņš Rubenis is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mārtiņš Rubenis rather than just read about it. In short: Mārtiņš Rubenis (born 26 September 1978) is a retired Latvian luger who competed between 1998 and 2014. He won the bronze medal at the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, becoming the first Latvian (i.e. representing Republic of Latvia, as opposed to the Soviet Union) to win a medal at the Winter Olympics and the only one fr He won his second bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi in…

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Reference excerpt

Mārtiņš Rubenis (born 26 September 1978) is a retired Latvian luger who competed between 1998 and 2014. He won the bronze medal at the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, becoming the first Latvian (i.e. representing Republic of Latvia, as opposed to the Soviet Union) to win a medal at the Winter Olympics and the only one fr He won his second bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi in the Team Relay event. In total he competed in five Olympics. Rubenis has also won the gold medal at the 1998 World Junior Championships, as well as the silver and bronze medals at the 2003 and 2004 World Championships respectively. He also won three medals in the Team Relay event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a golds in 2008 and 2010, and a bronze in 2006. Rubenis retired after the 2014 Winter Olympics. He announced his retirement after the men's event, in which he finished 10th, yet a few days later Rubenis won a bronze medal being a part of the Latvian Relay Team. As a result, he and his team-mates in the relay squad were featured on a commemorative stamp issued by Latvian Post. Following his retirement, he was appointed as coach of the Latvian national luge team, and additionally uses his skills as a mechanical engineer to design sleds for the team, having already made his own sleds whilst competing. He also became a member of the Latvian Olympic Committee, having previously served as an athlete representative to the International Luge Federation. Rubenis is a musician and DJ and a member of the DJs group Värka Kru.

Awards 2011 – The Three – Star Order 2014 – The Cross of Recognition

Achievements 1998 – 1st place in World Junior championship 2000 – 11th place in World championship 2000 – 18th place Overall World Cup 2001 – 29th place in World championship 2001 – 25th place Overall World Cup 2002 – 15th place in European championship 2002 – 34th place Overall World Cup 2003 – 2nd place in World championship – team competition 2003 – 2nd place in World championship 2003 – 18th place Overall World Cup 2004 – 3rd place in World championship 2004 – 13th place Overall World Cup 2004 – 12th place Overall Challenge Cup 2005 – 11th place in World championship 2005 – 11th place Overall World Cup 2005 – 9th place Overall Challenge Cup 2006 – 3rd place in European championship – team competition 2006 – 7th place in European championship

Olympic Games results 1998 – Nagano 14th place 2002 – Salt Lake City after crash – DNF 2006 – Torino 3rd place 2010 – Vancouver 11th place 2014 – Sochi 10th place 2014 – Sochi 3rd place Team Relay

References

Extended profile with photo and all notable podium finishes at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-02-22) (in Latvian) FIL-Luge profile Fuzilogik Sports – Winter Olympic results – Men's luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-02-21) Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton. at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-06-30) Deprecated link at archive.today (archived 2012-12-04) List of European luge champions at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-03-25) (in German)

External links

Mārtiņš Rubenis at the International Luge Federation Mārtiņš Rubenis at Olympedia Mārtiņš Rubenis at Olympics.com Mārtiņš Rubenis at Olympic.org (archived) Mārtiņš Rubenis at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mārtiņš Rubenis

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mārtiņš Rubenis claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mārtiņš Rubenis before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mārtiņš Rubenis ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mārtiņš Rubenis

In research: Mārtiņš Rubenis appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mārtiņš Rubenis in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mārtiņš Rubenis is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1978 births, 21st-century Latvian sportsmen, 21st-century mechanical engineers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mārtiņš Rubenis outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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