Brazil at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Brazil
IOC codeBRA
NOCBrazilian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors10 (6 men and 4 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Edson Bindilatti
Jaqueline Mourão
Flag bearer (closing)Manex Silva
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Brazil competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

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 101
Bobsleigh 404
Cross-country skiing 123
Freestyle skiing 011
Skeleton 011
Total6410

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ Lederer, Greg (18 January 2022). "Cass Will Make Olympic Ski History For Brazil". The Cheshire Herald. Cheshire, Connecticut. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "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.
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