Brazil at the 2014 Winter Olympics
| 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)[1][2] Isadora Williams (closing)[3] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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.[4] The 13 athletes also represent the third largest team from the Americas and the biggest of non-snowing countries.[5]
Competitors
[edit]| 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 will also compete in cross-country skiing.
Alpine skiing
[edit]According to the quota allocation released on December 30, 2013, Brazil has qualified two athletes.[6] 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Brazil has qualified two athletes.[6] 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
[edit]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.[7]
| Athlete | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Isadora Williams | Ladies' singles | 40.37 | 30 | did not advance | |||
Freestyle skiing
[edit]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.[5]
- 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
[edit]According to the quota allocation released on December 30, 2013, Brazil has qualified one athlete.[6]
| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kestelman, Amanda (4 February 2014). "Jaqueline Mourão é escolhida como porta-bandeira do Brasil na Abertura" [Jaqueline Mourao is chosen as flag bearer at the Opening of Brazil] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Comitê Olímpico inscreve 13 atletas em Sochi 2014" [Olympic Committee inscribed 13 athletes in Sochi 2014] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Government. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Após relocação, Laís Souza e Josi Santos garantem vaga em Sochi-2014". Gazeta Esportiva (in Portuguese). 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "Summary of Quota allocation as per 30.12.2013" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ Luchianov, Vladislav (7 October 2013). "Williams puts Brazil on Olympic skating map". icenetwork. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
External links
[edit]- Brazil at the 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi2014.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived February 25, 2014)
- Brazil at the 2014 Winter Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)
