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
IOC codeBRA
NOCBrazilian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors9 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Edson Bindilatti (opening)[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.