Glad Latvia pulled it off. They were seriously undermanned this year, but none the less, being relegated after 16 years would have been embarrassing and pretty much a national disgrace back home. I was looking at today's score sheet and was surprised to see no less than four player's names on there that normally wouldn't have made the team. At least those guys that came in to replace the missing starters made their presence felt in a positive way. With the win, Latvia will have all three of their mens teams at the elite level next year, which is a first for them (at the same time that is, all have been there at some point in the past)
I'm kinda disappointed that Slovenia didn't stay up. They played very well for most of the tournament, even if it didn't always reflect in the outcome. That said, the two strongest teams are staying in the elite division, which is how it should be.