Nicole Rocha Silveira (born 7 May 1994) is a Brazilian skeleton racer and former bobsledder who competes on the Skeleton World Cup.
Silveira represents Brazil at Winter Olympics.
At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Silveira achieved the best result ever recorded by a Brazilian athlete in sliding sports on the Winter Olympic Games history, placing 11th overall.
During the 2026 Winter Olympics, Silveira declared in an interview for Sportv that she considers herself to be among the best professional female skeleton racers in the world.
Silveira made her Skeleton World Championships debut in the 2019 edition in Whistler, finishing in 25th place. In the following edition in Altenberg, she finished in 24th place. She made her Skeleton World Cup debut in the 2020âÂÂ21 season, where she only competed in 5 of the 8 scheduled races and finished 22nd overall. In the 2021 World Championships, Silveira finished in 17th.
Silveira started the 2021âÂÂ22 season with three victories at the North American Cup in Whistler, won another race of the Intercontinental Cup also in Whistler, and won two more races of the North American Cup in Park City. After that great start, she went on to the World Cup, competing in the last six of the eight scheduled events and finishing 19th overall. In this season, she obtained her best World Cup result until then, a 9th place in Altenberg. In the following World Cup, Silveira competed in all races, starting the season with an 8th place in Whistler and finishing 11th overall. In the 2023 World Championships, she had her best result, finishing 16th. In the 2023âÂÂ24 Skeleton World Cup, Silveira had her best World Cup result, a 7th place in Igls.
Silveira also competed in the 2017âÂÂ18 Bobsleigh World Cup, where she placed 18th in the standings.
Representing Brazil at the 2022 Winter Olympics, she finished in 13th place after four runs. It was Brazil's best result in a Winter Olympics in sliding sports, and the second best result for the South American nation comprising all events.
SilveiraâÂÂs best career results were winning the bronze medal at two of the World Cup stages of the 2024âÂÂ25 season, and another bronze medal at one of the World Cup stages of the 2025âÂÂ26 season.
On 6 February 2026, Silveira, participated in the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics as the bearer of the flag of Brazil alongside Lucas Pinheiro Braathen.
On 13 and 14 February 2026, Silveira competed in the skeleton competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, finishing 11th overall. With this result, she once again recorded the best performance by a Brazilian athlete in a sliding sport at the Winter Olympic Games, improving her results from the 2022 games.
All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).
DNP â did not participate
Silveira also practiced artistic gymnastics, football, volleyball, bodybuilding and weightlifting in her teenage years.
Silveira holds a nursing degree and works as a nurse at the Alberta Children's Hospital, Canada during skeleton off-season. She has been on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Silveira, who is openly bisexual, is married to a fellow skeleton racer Kim Meylemans.
A personal relationship between Nicole Silveira and her wife Kim Meylemans of Belgium led to the formation of a joint sporting initiative on the international skeleton circuit.
The partnership became known as âÂÂTeam BB,â referencing the initials of Brazil and Belgium. The collaboration was motivated by the logistical and financial challenges faced by both nations, which are considered emerging competitors in the sport compared to traditional skeleton powerhouses. By combining financial resources and sharing technical staff and preparation structures, the athletes sought to strengthen their competitiveness in international competitions, such as the IBSF Skeleton World Cup.
In an interview with Olympics.com in November 2025, Silveira stated that the joint effort allowed two smaller skeleton nations to build a stronger team.