Brazil at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Brazil competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]
| Brazil at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | BRA |
| NOC | Brazilian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
| Competitors | 10 (6 men and 4 women) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Edson Bindilatti Jaqueline Mourão |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Manex Silva |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
On January 17, 2022, Brazil's team of 10 athletes (six men and four women) competing in four sports (five disciplines) was officially named.
Edson Bindilatti and Jaqueline Mourão were the flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[3][4] Mourão was one of only two athletes together with Montell Douglas of Great Britain to have competed at both Beijing 2008 and 2022. Cross-country skier Manex Silva was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[5]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors who participated at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobsleigh | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Freestyle skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Skeleton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Alpine skiing
By meeting the basic qualification standards, Brazil has qualified one male alpine skier.[6]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Michel Macedo | Men's giant slalom | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| Men's slalom | 59.88 | 37 | DNF | ||||
Bobsleigh
Brazil qualified two sleds: one each in the two-man and four-man. This will permit Brazil to enter four athletes.[7][8]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Edson Bindilatti* Edson Martins |
Two-man | 1:01.11 | 29 | 1:01.36 | 29 | 1:01.34 | 29 | Did not advance | 3:03.81 | 29 | |
| Edson Bindilatti* Erick Jerônimo Edson Martins Rafael Souza da Silva |
Four-man | 59.49 | 20 | 59.60 | 16 | 59.78 | 23 | 59.61 | 16 | 3:58.48 | 20 |
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
Cross-country skiing
By meeting the basic qualification standards, Brazil has qualified one male and one female cross-country skier. By finishing in the top-33 of the FIS Nations Ranking at the end of the 2020/2021 season, Brazil qualified another female cross-country skier.[9] Originally, Bruna Moura was selected for one of the female quotas, but was replaced after suffering a car accident in Italy one week before the Olympics.[10]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Manex Silva | Men's 15 km classical | — | 50:35.1 | +12:40.3 | 90 | |||
| Men's 30 km skiathlon | LAP | 67 | ||||||
| Men's 50 km freestyle | — | 1:33:11.8 | +21:39.1 | 58 | ||||
| Jaqueline Mourão | Women's 10 km classical | — | 36:14.6 | +8:08.3 | 82 | |||
| Eduarda Ribera | — | 38:58.7 | +10:52.4 | 90 | ||||
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Manex Silva | Men's | 3:08.64 | 71 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jaqueline Mourão | Women's | 4:05.60 | 84 | Did not advance | |||||
| Eduarda Ribera | 4:14.53 | 88 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jaqueline Mourão Eduarda Ribera |
Women's team | — | LAP | =12 | Did not advance | =23 | |||
Freestyle skiing
Brazil qualified one female moguls skier, marking the country's debut in the discipline at the Winter Olympics. US born athlete, with Brazilian citizenship, Sabrina Cass will represent the country.[11]
- Moguls
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Time | Points | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Total | Rank | ||
| Sabrina Cass | Women's | 32.13 | 50.41 | 62.20 | 21 | 31.25 | 49.34 | 62.12 | 16 | Did not advance | 26 | ||||||||||
Skeleton
Based on her placement in the IBSF ranking list Nicole Silveira qualified to compete for Brazil.[12]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nicole Silveira | Women's | 1:02.58 | 12 | 1:02.95 | 13 | 1:02.55 | 17 | 1:02.40 | 13 | 4:10.48 | 13 |
References
- "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- Kreech, Hayes (3 February 2022). "Flagbearers share their emotions ahead of the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- "IBSF Ranking 2-man Bobsleigh (2021/2022) OWG Qualification System" (PDF). www.ibsf.org/. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- "IBSF Ranking 4-man Bobsleigh (2021/2022) OWG Qualification System" (PDF). www.ibsf.org/. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- "Bruna Moura, do esqui cross-country, sofre acidente de carro e está fora dos Jogos de Inverno". Surto Olímpico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- Lederer, Greg (18 January 2022). "Cass Will Make Olympic Ski History For Brazil". The Cheshire Herald. Cheshire, Connecticut. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- "IBSF Ranking Women´s Skeleton (2021/2022) OWG Qualification System" (PDF). www.ibsf.org/. International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.