A third-time Olympian, Skrastins represented Latvia at the 2002 and 2006 Olympics. His Olympic background dates back to 1992-1993 where he took part in the Olympic Qualifying for the 1994 Olympics; Latvia however, did not advance. <br />
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Skrastins is no stranger to playing for his country at the international level -- he has represented Latvia at the World Championships in the C pool (1993), B pool (1994, 1995 and 1996) and A pool (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005) for a total of 10 appearances. <br />
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He was Latvia’s leading scorer with six points (3-3-6) in six games at the 2003 World Championship and ranked second among all defensemen with three goals at the 2001 World Championship. <br />
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<td>SEASON</td>
<td>TEAM</td>
<td>TOURNAMENT</td>
<td align="center">GP</td>
<td align="center">GOALS</td>
<td align="center">ASSISTS</td>
<td align="center">POINTS</td>
<td align="center">PIM</td>
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<td>1992-1993</td>
<td>Latvia</td>
<td>WC-C</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
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<td>1993-1994</td>
<td>Latvia</td>
<td>WC-B</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
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<td>1993-1994</td>
<td>Latvia</td>
<td>WJC-C</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">33</td>
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<td>1994-1995</td>
<td>Latvia</td>
<td>WC-B</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
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<td>1995-1996</td>
<td>Latvia</td>
<td>WC-B</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
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<td>1996-1997</td>
<td>Latvia</td>
<td>WC-A</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
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<td>1998-1999</td>
<td>Latvia</td>
<td>WC-A</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
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<td>1999-2000</td>
<td>Latvia</td>
<td>WC-A</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
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<td>2000-2001</td>
<td>Latvia</td>
<td>WC-A</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
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<td>2001-2002</td>
<td>Latvia</td>
<td>Olympics</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
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<td>2002-2003</td>
<td>Latvia</td>
<td>WC-A</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">27</td>
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<td>2004-2005</td>
<td>Latvia</td>
<td>WC-A</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
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<td>2005-2006</td>
<td>Latvia</td>
<td>Olympics</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
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