The Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy, officially begin this Friday (6/2), with the opening scheduled for 4pm, with competitions already taking place this Wednesday (4/2). Globo, sportv2 and ge tv are responsible for the broadcast.
Brazil will be present at the competitions with 15 athletes in the competition, the largest delegation in the country’s history at the event.
Next, the Sporting News presents Brazilian athletes and in which sport they compete. Check it out!
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Who are the Brazilians competing at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics?
São Paulo
- Bruna Moura – Cross-Country Skiing
- Davidson de S. (Book) – Bobsled
- Eduarda Ribera – Cross-Country Skiing
- Gustavo Ferreira – Bobsled
- Luís Bacca – Bobsled
Rio de Janeiro
- Alice Padilha – Alpine Skiing
- Christian Oliveira – Alpine Skiing
- Rafael Souza – Bobsled
Bahia
Edson Bindilatti – Bobsled
Acre
Manex Silva – Esqui Cross-Country
Rio Grande do Sul
Nicole Silveira – Skeleton
In addition to these, the competition will feature other athletes who were born abroad, but have Brazilian nationality. They are:
- Pat Burgener (Switzerland) – Snowboard Halfpipe
- Lucas Pinheiro (Norway) – Alpine Skiing
- Augustinho Teixeira (Argentina) – Snowboard Halfpipe
- Giovanni Ongaro (Italy) – Alpine Skiing
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See the debut schedule of Brazilian athletes at the Winter Olympics:
Bobsled (the starters have not yet been defined):
- 2-men – heats on Monday, February 16th and Tuesday, 17th
- 4-men – heats on Saturday, February 21st, and Sunday, 22nd
Women’s cross-country skiing (Bruna Moura and Duda Ribera):
- Classic Sprint – Tuesday, February 10th – 5:35 am (Brasília time)
- 10km Free Start Interval – Thursday, February 12th – 9am (Brasília time)
- Team Free Sprint – Wednesday, February 18th – 5:45 am (Brasília time)
Men’s cross-country skiing (Manex Silva):
- Classic Sprint – Tuesday, February 10th – 5:55 am (Brasília time)
- 10km Free Start Interval – Friday, February 13th – 8:30 am (Brasília time)
Women’s alpine skiing (Alice Padilha):
- Slalom – Wednesday, February 18th – 6am (Brasília time), with second descent at 9:30am
Men’s Alpine Skiing:
- Giant slalom (Lucas Pinheiro and Giovanni Ongaro) – Saturday, February 14th – 6am (Brasília time), with second descent at 9:30am
- Slalom (Lucas, Giovanni and Christian Oliveira) – Monday, February 16th – 6am (Brasília time), with second descent at 9:30am
Skeleton (Nicole Silveira):
- Friday, February 13th – 12pm (Brasília time), with medal definition on Saturday (14th), at 3:35pm
Men’s snowboard halfpipe (Pat Burgener and Augustinho Teixeira):
- Wednesday, February 11th – 3:30 pm (Brasília time), with medal definition on Friday (13th), at 3:30 pm
