Brazil competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. With 13 athletes qualified, Brazil sent its largest ever team to the Winter Olympics, surpassing the ten it qualified for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. The 13 athletes also represent the third largest team from the Americas and the biggest of non-snowing countries.
| Brazil at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | BRA |
| NOC | Brazilian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sochi | |
| Competitors | 13 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jaqueline Mourão (opening) Isadora Williams (closing) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biathlon | 0 | 1* | 1 |
| Bobsleigh | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Freestyle skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 7 | 13 |
- Jaqueline Mourão also competed in cross-country skiing.
Alpine skiing
According to the quota allocation released on December 30, 2013, Brazil has qualified two athletes. Brazil's two athletes are the same ones who represented the country in Vancouver four years earlier.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jhonatan Longhi | Men's giant slalom | 1:33.03 | 64 | 1:33.69 | 57 | 3:06.72 | 58 |
| Men's slalom | 59.24 | 69 | DSQ | ||||
| Maya Harrisson | Women's giant slalom | 1:30.31 | 58 | 1:31.55 | 55 | 3:01.86 | 54 |
| Women's slalom | 1:04.88 | 46 | 1:03.45 | 42 | 2:08.33 | 39 | |
Biathlon
Pending reallocation of quotas, will allow Brazil to enter one female athlete. Jaqueline Mourão also competed in cross-country skiing.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaqueline Mourão | Women's sprint | 25:06.4 | 1 (0+1) | 77 |
| Women's individual | 57:22.6 | 7 (1+2+3+1) | 76 |
Bobsleigh
Brazil's four man and two women bobsled teams have qualified.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Edson Bindilatti* Fábio Gonçalves Silva Edson Martins Odirlei Pessoni | Four-man | 56.86 | 26 | 56.74 | 25 | 57.11 | 27 | did not advance | 2:50.71 | 26 | |
| Fabiana Santos* Sally da Silva | Two-woman | 59.57 | 18 | 1:00.45 | 19 | 1:00.73 | 19 | 1:01.20 | 19 | 4:01.95 | 19 |
* – Denotes the driver of each sled
Cross-country skiing
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Brazil has qualified two athletes. Brazil's two athletes are the same ones who represented the country in Vancouver four years earlier.
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Leandro Ribela | Men's sprint | 4:21.12 | 80 | did not advance | |||||
| Jaqueline Mourão | Women's sprint | 3:02.83 | 65 | did not advance | |||||
Figure skating
Isadora Williams qualified a quota spot by finishing in the top six countries qualified at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy. By doing so, she became the first figure skater to ever qualify from Brazil.
| Athlete | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Isadora Williams | Ladies' singles | 40.37 | 30 | did not advance | |||
Freestyle skiing
Brazil has received one quota for women's aerials via reallocation. Originally Olympic gymnast Laís Souza was supposed to compete but a serious accident during training forced her to withdraw from the competition.
- Aerials
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 3 | |||||||
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Joselane Santos | Women's aerials | 49.60 | 20 | 48.17 | 16 | did not advance | |||||
Snowboarding
According to the quota allocation released on December 30, 2013, Brazil has qualified one athlete.
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||
| Isabel Clark Ribeiro | Women's snowboard cross | 1:24.31 | 12 | 4 | did not advance | 14 | |
See also
- Brazil at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Brazil at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
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