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. The 13 athletes also represent the third largest team from the Americas and the biggest of non-snowing countries.
Competitors Sport Men Women TotalAlpine skiing 112Biathlon 01*1Bobsleigh 426Cross-country skiing 112Figure skating 011Freestyle skiing 011Snowboarding 011 Total 6713 Jaqueline Mourão also competed in cross-country skiing.
Alpine skiing
According to the quota allocation released on December 30, 2013, Brazil has qualified two athletes. Brazil's two athletes are the same ones who represented the country in Vancouver four years earlier.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJhonatan LonghiMen's giant slalom 1:33.03641:33.69573:06.7258Men's slalom 59.2469Maya HarrissonWomen's giant slalom 1:30.31581:31.55553:01.86 54Women's slalom 1:04.88461:03.45422:08.3339
Biathlon
Pending reallocation of quotas, will allow Brazil to enter one female athlete. Jaqueline Mourão also competed in cross-country skiing.
AthleteEventTimeMissesRankJaqueline Mourão Women's sprint25:06.41 (0+1)77Women's individual57:22.67 (1+2+3+1)76
Bobsleigh
Brazil's four man and two women bobsled teams have qualified.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEdson Bindilatti*Fábio Gonçalves SilvaEdson MartinsOdirlei PessoniFour-man56.862656.742557.1127did not advance2:50.7126Fabiana Santos*Sally da SilvaTwo-woman59.57181:00.45191:00.73191:01.20194:01.9519 * – Denotes the driver of each sled
Cross-country skiing
According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Brazil has qualified two athletes. Brazil's two athletes are the same ones who represented the country in Vancouver four years earlier.
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLeandro RibelaMen's sprint4:21.1280did not advanceJaqueline MourãoWomen's sprint3:02.8365did not advance
Figure skating
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.
Athlete Event Total Points Rank Points Rank Points RankIsadora WilliamsLadies' singles40.3730did not advance
Freestyle skiing
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.
Aerials AthleteEventQualificationFinalJump 1Jump 2Jump 1Jump 2Jump 3PointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankJoselane SantosWomen's aerials49.602048.1716did not advance
Snowboarding
According to the quota allocation released on December 30, 2013, Brazil has qualified one athlete.
AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankPositionPositionPositionRankIsabel Clark RibeiroWomen's snowboard cross1:24.31124did not advance14
See also Brazil at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Brazil at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
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