In its last event in this edition of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, Brazil managed to advance this Sunday (22) to the finals of the “4-man” bobsled (with four crew members) on the frozen concrete circuit of the Sliding Center, in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
After completing two laps the day before, when they finished in 20th place, the Brazilian team led by experienced driver Edson Bindilatti, 46, made the third descent this Sunday to reach a combined time of 2min45s84, taking 19th place in the general classification. Brazil overtook the Canadian team after the third lap.
The top 20 classified will return to the track at 8:15 am (Brasília time) for the fourth and final lap, considered the final.
The Brazilian team is completed by Davidson de Souza, Rafael da Silva and Luis Bacca.
Brazilian participation in bobsled began at the Salt Lake City Winter Games, in the United States, in 2002. At the Beijing Games, in 2022, the country achieved its best Olympic result, advancing to the finals in the “4-man”, when it finished in 20th place.
In the dispute with two crew members per sled, on the 16th, Brazil finished in 24th place in Milan-Cortina, with Edson Bindilatti and Luis Bacca. The duo surpassed the country’s best record so far in the competition, which was 27th place, with Bindilatti and Edson Martins, in PyeongChang-2018.
The biggest power in the sport today, Germany won gold, silver and bronze in the two-man competitions.
