I started watching ice hockey as a kid on TV at kindergarten age, Dinamo Riga matches in Soviet championship. They showed cool animated films during breaks between periods, that was the main reason. At the end, started liking sports. And Arturs Irbe was our hero back then.

I played a bit of hockey. I really enjoyed it. 

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Which sport would you choose if you could be a professional athlete?

Football (and I mean European meaning of the word). I actually trained at football school as a kid briefly. Number two would be ice hockey likely, my brother actually plays at amateur level in local amateur league from time to time.