Brazil at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Brazil competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 9 competitors in 5 sports.
| Brazil at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | BRA |
| NOC | Brazilian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 9 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Edson Bindilatti (opening)[1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Brazilian delegation per sport.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobsleigh | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Alpine skiing
Brazil qualified one male athlete. Michel Macedo competed in both slalom and giant slalom competitions.[2] He failed to complete the course in men's slalom and giant slalom and subsequent chose not to start in super-G competition.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Michel Macedo | Men's giant slalom | DNF | |||||
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Men's super-G | — | DNS | |||||
Bobsleigh
Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, Brazil qualified two sleds.[3][4] Due to Brazil's tropical climate, the bobsleigh team partnered with Team USA and trained at Lake Placid. All of the Brazilian team members have part-time jobs as personal trainers or coaches.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Edson Bindilatti* Edson Ricardo Martins |
Two-man | 50.14 | 27 | 50.22 | 28 | 50.35 | 29 | Eliminated | 2:30.71 | 27 | |
| Edson Bindilatti* Edson Ricardo Martins Odirlei Pessoni Rafael Souza da Silva |
Four-man | 49.75 | 25 | 49.94 | 23 | 49.80 | 23 | Eliminated | 2:29.49 | 23 | |
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
Cross-country skiing
Brazil qualified 1 male and 1 female skier.
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Victor Santos | Men's 15 km freestyle | 47:09.9 | +13:26.0 | 110 |
| Jaqueline Mourão | Women's 10 km freestyle | 30:50.3 | +5:49.8 | 74 |
Figure skating
Isadora Williams earned Brazil a berth in the Olympics with her performance in the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy[6]
| Athlete | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Isadora Williams | Ladies' singles | 55.74 | 17 Q | 88.44 | 24 | 144.18 | 24 |
Snowboarding
Brazil qualified 1 female snowboarder.
- Snowboard cross
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Seed | ||||||||
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||||
| Isabel Clark Ribeiro | Women's snowboard cross | DNS | Did not advance | ||||||||
- She suffered an accident and was injured in a training session on February 15.
See also
- Brazil at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Brazil at the 2018 South American Games
- Brazil at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
References
- "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- "Esquiador brasileiro de 19 anos se garante nos Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno" [19-year-old Brazilian skier secures himself at the Winter Olympic Games]. globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 2-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - 4-man Bobsleigh - IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Lopes, Marina (22 February 2018). "Brazil's underdog bobsled team, the Frozen Bananas, is basically a real-life 'Cool Runnings'". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "Figure Skating Quota places for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-23. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
