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Brazil at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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. Bobsleder Edson Bindilatti was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.

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.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Medalist

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.

Alpine skiing

Brazil qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota.

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.

Cross-country skiing

Brazil qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota. Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Brazil qualified an additional one female athlete.

Distance
Sprint

Skeleton

Brazil qualified one female skeleton racer through on the world rankings.

Snowboarding

Park & Pipe

See also

References