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
Flag of Brazil
IOC code	BRA
NOC	Brazilian Olympic Committee
Website	www.cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018
Competitors	9 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Edson Bindilatti (opening)[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

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

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Main articles: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

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.