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 (opening) | Lucas Pinheiro Braathen & Nicole Silveira |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Edson Bindilatti |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Brazil competed 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] Bobsleder Edson Bindilatti was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[2][3]
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.[4][5][6]
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
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Lucas Pinheiro Braathen | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom | 14 February |
On 14 February 2026, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen competed at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games, having entered the event ranked second in the slalom, giant slalom, and overall standings following the 2025–26 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup season, behind Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt.
In the giant slalom, Braathen recorded the fastest time in the first run (1:13.92), nearly one second ahead of Odermatt, who placed second. He maintained his lead in the second run, finishing with a combined time of 2:25.00 to win the gold medal. Odermatt secured the silver medal with a total time of 2:25.58, while Switzerland’s Loïc Meillard finished third in 2:26.17 to take the bronze.[7]
Alpine skiing
Brazil qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota.[8]
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| 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 | | |
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Christian Oliveira Søvik | DNF | ||||||
| Alice Padilha | Women's slalom | DNF | |||||
Bobsleigh
Brazil secured one sled in two-man and four-man event through the world cup races and rankings. In total, Brazil qualified four male bobsledders at the Games.
| 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 | 55.04 | 15 | 55.42 | 20 | 55.38 | 19 | 55.30 | 20 | 3:41.19 | 19 |
Cross-country skiing
Brazil qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota.[9] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Brazil qualified an additional one female athlete.[9]
- 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
Brazil qualified one female skeleton racer through on the world rankings.
| 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
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.
- ↑ "Milano Cortina 2026 Closing Ceremony: full list of flagbearers for every nation". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ↑ Moore, Casey L.; Bowers, Rachel G (22 February 2026). "Olympics closing ceremony highlights: Milano Cortina Games wrap up in style". USA Today. New York City, New York, USA. Retrieved 22 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.
- ↑ https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/lucas-pinheiro-braathen-wins-giant-slalom-gold-brazil-s-first-ever-winter-olympics-medal
- ↑ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Cross-Country quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
