Brazil at the 2014 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:BRA
Nocname:Brazilian Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2014
Website: 
Location:Sochi
Competitors:13
Sports:7
Flagbearer:Jaqueline Mourão (opening)[1] [2] Isadora Williams (closing)[3]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1992

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

width=200Sport !width=60Men !width=60Women !width=60Total
Alpine skiing112
Biathlon01*1
Bobsleigh426
Cross-country skiing112
Figure skating011
Freestyle skiing011
Snowboarding011
Total 6713

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. 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.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Jhonatan Longhi1:33.03641:33.69573:06.7258
59.2469
align=left rowspan=2Maya Harrisson1:30.31581:31.55553:01.86 54
1:04.88461:03.45422:08.3339

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Pending reallocation of quotas, will allow Brazil to enter one female athlete. Jaqueline Mourão also competed in cross-country skiing.

AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=2Women's sprint25:06.41 (0+1)77
Women's individual57:22.67 (1+2+3+1)76

Bobsleigh

See main article: Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Brazil's four man and two women bobsled teams have qualified.

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Edson Bindilatti Four-man56.862656.742557.1127did not advance2:50.7126
Fabiana Santos Two-woman59.57181:00.45191:00.73191:01.20194:01.9519
* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. 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
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Leandro RibelaMen's sprint4:21.1280did not advance
Jaqueline MourãoWomen's sprint3:02.8365did not advance

Figure skating

See main article: Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics. 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]

Freestyle skiing

See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. 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

Snowboarding

See main article: Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the quota allocation released on December 30, 2013, Brazil has qualified one athlete.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Kestelman . Amanda . 4 February 2014. Jaqueline Mourão é escolhida como porta-bandeira do Brasil na Abertura. pt. Jaqueline Mourao is chosen as flag bearer at the Opening of Brazil. . 4 February 2014 .
  2. Web site: Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers . . 7 February 2014 . olympic.org . . 7 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers. The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. 23 February 2014.
  4. Web site: Comitê Olímpico inscreve 13 atletas em Sochi 2014. Olympic Committee inscribed 13 athletes in Sochi 2014 . pt . 31 January 2014 . Brazilian Government. 31 January 2014.
  5. News: 23 January 2014. Após relocação, Laís Souza e Josi Santos garantem vaga em Sochi-2014. pt. Gazeta Esportiva. 24 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140130053507/http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/noticia/2014/01/outros/apos-relocacao-lais-souza-e-josi-santos-garantem-vaga-em-sochi2014.html. 30 January 2014.
  6. Web site: Summary of Quota allocation as per 30.12.2013 . 30 December 2013 . www.fis-ski.com . . 5 January 2014.
  7. Web site: Williams puts Brazil on Olympic skating map . Luchianov . Vladislav . 7 October 2013 . icenetwork . 27 December 2013 . 23 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223194621/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2013/10/07/62616682/williams-puts-brazil-on-olympic-skating-map . dead .