The final of B and A, respectively, is expected at 14.09 and 14.14. It will be shown live on Latvian Television Channel 7.
Krūzbergs started in the first semifinal with the 34th number, where he finished in the competition of five athletes after 41.89, taking the last place and not qualifying for the finals.
Konstantin Ivlev, a representative of the Russian Olympic Committee, won the race.
In each semi-final, the winner of the first and second place qualifies for the A final and continues to fight for medals, while the winner of the third and fourth place in each semi-final fights for the 5th-8th place.
It has already been reported that in the quarterfinals held on Sunday, Krūzbergs finished third in the competition of five athletes. However, he had the second fastest time among third place winners in the four quarterfinals, allowing him to qualify for the semi-finals.
In the preliminaries, Krūzbergs took third place in his skating, but was able to qualify for the quarterfinals of the competition, showing the best time from the athletes who did not reach the quarterfinals automatically.
32 athletes started the competition, but the top 20 started in the quarterfinals.
Kruzberg is a gaming debutant. He took 20th place in the 1,000-meter Beijing Olympics and 26th in the 1,500-meter distance.
The Beijing Olympics will take place from February 4 to 20.
