Brazil at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Brazil at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | BRA |
NOC | Brazilian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Vancouver | |
Competitors | 5 in 3 sports |
Flag bearer (opening) | Isabel Clark Ribeiro |
Flag bearer (closing) | Jaqueline Mourão |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Brazil sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, held from 12–28 February 2010. The Brazilian team consisted of five athletes competing in three sports.
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Background
[edit]Brazil's first Olympic Games were the 1900 Summer Olympics.[1] Their first Winter Olympics came much later, in 1992, and they have competed in every Winter Games since their debut. As of these Games, they have not won a Winter Olympics medal.[2] Snowboarder Isabel Clark Ribeiro was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony and cross-country skier Jaqueline Mourão was selected for the closing ceremony.[3][4] Clark had previously been the flag bearer at the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[5] Mourão would go on to be the flag bearer at the 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[6]
Alpine skiing
[edit]Maya Harrisson was born in Brazil but was adopted by a Swiss family and grew up in Europe. She competed at these Olympics at the age of 17.[7]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
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Johnatan Longhi | Men's giant slalom | 1:24.76 | 1:29.27 | 2:54.03 | 56 |
Men's slalom | DNF |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
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Maya Harrisson | Women's giant slalom | DNF | |||
Women's slalom | 1:01.18 | 1:00.49 | 2:01.67 | 48 |
Cross-country skiing
[edit]Leandro Ribela was 29 years old at the time of these Olympics, and he was making his Olympic debut.[8] He had taken up skiing at the age of 12 following a trip to Argentina.[9] In the 15 kilometre freestyle race, held on 15 February, he finished with a time of 43 minutes and 36.2 seconds. This put him in 90th place, out of 95 competitors who finished the race.[10] He would later represent Brazil again at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[11]
Jaqueline Mourão was 34 years old at the time of these Games, and was making her fourth Olympic appearance.[12] She had previously participated in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in the sport of cycling, and the 2006 Winter Olympics as a cross-country skier.[12][13] In Vancouver, she took part in the 10 kilometre freestyle on 15 February. She finished the race in a time of 30 minutes and 22.2 seconds.[14] This put her in 66th place out of 77 athletes who finished the race.[14] Like her teammate Ribela, she would also go on to represent Brazil four years later, this time expanding her efforts to both biathlon and cross-country skiing.[12]
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Total | Rank | ||
Leandro Ribela | 15 km Freestyle | 43:36.2 | 90 |
Jaqueline Mourão | 10 km Freestyle | 30:22.2 | 67 |
Snowboarding
[edit]Isabel Clark Ribeiro started snowboarding at the age of 18, after trying it out in California.[15] She was 33 years old at the time of the Vancouver Olympics, and had previously represented Brazil at the 2006 Turin Olympics.[16] She came in ninth place in the snowboard cross in Turin.[17] In Vancouver, the women's snowboard cross held its qualification round on 16 February.[18] Each competitor raced twice in the qualification round, with only the better of the times counting. The top 16 were able to progress to the next round of the competition.[18] In her first run, she posted a time of 1 minute and 41.10 seconds, followed by a slower time of 1 minute and 51.65 seconds.[18] Her better time still saw her in 19th place, and she was eliminated from the competition.[18] In the run up to her participation at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ribeiro said she had landed flat after a jump and injured her knee in Vancouver.[19]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
Isabel Clark Ribeiro | Women's snowboard cross | 1:41.10 | 19 | Did not advance |
References
[edit]- ^ "Brazil at the Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "Brazil Winter Sports". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "Complete list of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic flag-bearers". The Vancouver Sun. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Vancouver 2010 Closing Ceremony" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 28 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "List of flag bearers – Torino 2006 – Olympics". Eurosport. 10 February 2006. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony – Flagbearers" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Aos 17, Maya figura no top 3 sul-americano do esqui alpino" [At 17, Maya figures in the South American top 3 of downhill skiing] (in Portuguese). January 8, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "Leandro Ribela Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Leandro Ribela - Cross-Country - Brazil - Sochi 2014 Olympics". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's 15 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Ribela Leandro - Biographie". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Jaqueline Mourao Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Estrada, Chris (7 February 2014). "Brazil's first Olympic biathlete trained on sand dunes near Rio". NBC Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Cross Country Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's 10 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "From The Amazon To The Slopes: Brazilian Snowboarder Isabel Clark Ribeiro Takes On Sochi". Fox News. February 5, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "Isabel Clark Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Turin 2006 Snowboard Cross women - Olympic Snowboard". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Snowboarding at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Boardercross Qualifying Round". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Brazilian Snowboarder Isabel Clark never gives up - Olympic Solidarity". Olympic. February 4, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2018 – via YouTube.[dead YouTube link]