Brazil at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Brazil at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Brazil at the; 2022 Winter Olympics
	Flag of Brazil
IOC code	BRA
NOC	Brazilian Olympic Committee
Website	www.cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
in Beijing, China; 4–20 February 2022
Competitors	10 (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)
	1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

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	1	0	1
Bobsleigh	4	0	4
Cross-country skiing	1	2	3
Freestyle skiing	0	1	1
Skeleton	0	1	1
Total	6	4	10

Alpine skiing

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Brazil has qualified one male alpine skier.^[6]

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Michel Macedo	Men's giant slalom	DNS		Did not advance
Michel Macedo	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
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	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	Women's 10 km classical	—				38:58.7	+10:52.4	90

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	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	Women's	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