Education
Riga Technical University.
Riga Technical University.
lieutenant was the first ever World Championships gold medal in bobsled for Latvia. Dreiškens also competed in three Winter Olympics, earning a silver medal in the four-man event at Sochi in 2014. He finished 5th in the two-man event at Sochi in 2014 and 6th in the two-man event at Turin in 2006.
He also finished 2nd in the two-man event in 2015 Bobsleigh European Championship.
At the 2014-2015 Bobsleigh World Cup season Dreiškens as Oskars Melbārdis brakeman has 15 (from 16) podium finishes in two-man and four-man events, including seven first places. In his career he has more than 40 podium finishes at Bobsleigh World Cup.
Dreiškens started his career mostly competing with pilot Jānis Miņinsurance After Miņins retirement he competed with pilot Edgars Maskalāns and later with Oskars Melbārdis.
Prior to his bobsleigh career, Dreiškens was a basketball player for BK Gulbenes Buki in Latvian Basketball League.