Brazil at the 2026 Winter Olympics
| Brazil at the 2026 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BRA |
| NOC | Brazilian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 – 22 February 2026 | |
| Competitors | 14 (10 men and 4 women) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers | Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (Milan) Nicole Silveira (Cortina d'Ampezzo) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Brazil is currently competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.
Alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen and skeleton racer Nicole Silveira were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.[1]
On 14 February 2026, Braathen became the first Latin American and Brazilian as well as the first athlete from any tropical nation to win a medal in the Winter Olympics with a gold in the Men's giant slalom.[2][3][4]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobsleigh | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Skeleton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 14 |
Medalist
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Alpine skiing
Brazil qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Giovanni Ongaro | Men's slalom | 1:04.66 | 31 | 1.02.21 | 26 | 2:06.87 | 27 |
| Men's giant slalom | 1:19.95 | 35 | 1:14.20 | 31 | 2:34.15 | 31 | |
| Lucas Pinheiro Braathen | 1:13.92 | 1 | 1:11.08 | 11 | 2:25.00 | 
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| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Christian Oliveira Søvik | DNF | ||||||
| Alice Padilha | Women's slalom | DNF | |||||
Bobsleigh
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Edson Bindilatti* Luis Bacca Gonçalves |
Two-man | 56.95 | 24 | 56.81 | 24 | 56.22 | 22 | Did not advance | 2:49.98 | 24 | |
| Edson Bindilatti* Luis Bacca Gonçalves Davidson Henrique de Souza Rafael Souza da Silva |
Four-man | ||||||||||
Cross-country skiing
Brazil qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota.[6] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Brazil qualified an additional one female athlete.[6]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Manex Silva | Men's 10 km freestyle | 26:51.4 | +6:15.2 | 97 |
| Bruna Moura | Women's 10 km freestyle | 30:56.7 | +8:07.7 | 99 |
| Eduarda Ribera | Women's 10 km freestyle | DNF | ||
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Manex Silva | Men's sprint | 3:25.48 | 48 | Did not advance | |||||
| Bruna Moura | Women's sprint | 4:22.07 | 74 | ||||||
| Eduarda Ribera | 4:17.05 | 72 | |||||||
| Bruna Moura Eduarda Ribera |
Women's team sprint | 7:37.26 | 21 | Did not advance | |||||
Skeleton
Based on the world rankings, Brazil qualified 1 sled.
| 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 | 57.93 | 13 | 57.85 | 10 | 58.11 | 12 | 57.93 | 10 | 3:51.82 | 11 |
Snowboarding
- Park & Pipe
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Patrick Burgener | Men's halfpipe | 70.00 | DNI | 70.00 | 14 | Did not advance | ||||
| Augustinho Teixeira | 56.50 | DNI | 56.50 | 19 | ||||||
See also
- Brazil at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
References
- ^ "Lucas Pinheiro Braathen e Nicole Silveira serão os porta-bandeiras do Brasil na Cerimônia de Abertura: saiba mais sobre eles" [Lucas Pinheiro Braathen and Nicole Silveira will be Brazil's flag bearers at the Opening Ceremony: learn more about them]. Olympics.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). International Olympic Committee. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ Munday, Billy; Aldred, Tanya; Wallace, James; Munday (now), Billy; Aldred (earlier), Tanya; Wallace (later), James (14 February 2026). "Winter Olympics 2026: Pinheiro Braathen strikes gold for Brazil's first ever medal – live". the Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ McAlister, Sean (14 February 2026). "Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins giant slalom gold to secure Brazil's first-ever Winter Olympics medal". Milano Cortina 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ Keefer, Zak (14 February 2026). "Lucas Pinheiro Braathen makes history with gold for Brazil in the men's giant slalom". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Cross-Country quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
