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 |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 9 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Edson Bindilatti (opening) |
| 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. 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 | N/a | DNS | |||||
Bobsleigh
Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, Brazil qualified two sleds. 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.
| 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
| 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
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