Brazil at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Brazil at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Brazil at the; 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
	Flag of Brazil
IOC code	BRA
NOC	Brazilian Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea; 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024
Competitors	18 in 7 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	André Luiz da Silva & Alice Padilha
Flag bearer (closing)	TBD
Medals; Ranked 30th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview)
	2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Brazil competed at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from 19 January to 1 February 2024. This was Brazil's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Bobsledder André Luiz da Silva and alpine skier Alice Padilha were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.^[5]

Zion Bethônico became the first athlete from Brazil to win a Winter Youth Olympics (or Winter Olympics) medal. On 20 January, Bethônico won the bronze medal in the men's snowboard cross event.^[6]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Zion Bethônico	Snowboarding	Men's snowboard cross	20 January

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Arthur Padilha
	Giant slalom	58.54	55	52.45	40	1:50.99	40
	Slalom	DSQ

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alice Padilha
	Giant slalom	DNF
	Slalom	DNF

Biathlon

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Mariana Lopes da Silva	Sprint	34:37.0	6 (3+3)	89
Mariana Lopes da Silva	Individual	22:40.4	8 (2+2+2+2)	93

Bobsleigh

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
André Luiz da Silva	Men's	56.50	16	56.86	18	1:53.36	17
Luís Felipe Seixas	Men's	55.58	11	56.14	11	1:51.72	10

Cross-country skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Gabriel Santos	7.5 km classic	—						26:57.9	73
Ian Francisco da Silva	7.5 km classic	—						27:51.6	74
Gabriel Santos	Sprint freestyle	3:44.98	70	Did not advance
Ian Francisco da Silva	Sprint freestyle	3:59.56	75	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Júlia Reis	7.5 km classic	—						31:14.5	64
Mariana Lopes da Silva	7.5 km classic	—						37:14.3	71
Júlia Reis	Sprint freestyle	4:42.16	69	Did not advance
Mariana Lopes da Silva	Sprint freestyle	4:56.07	72	Did not advance

Curling

Brazil qualified a mixed team and a mixed doubles team, by finishing in the top American teams at the 2022–23 World Junior Curling Championships.^[7]

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage								Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Pedro Ribeiro Guilherme Melo Julia Gentile Rafaela Ladeira	Mixed team	South Korea L 1–17	Canada L 0–14	Denmark L 1–14	Germany W 6–4	Switzerland L 2–13	Italy L 3–10	Great Britain L 4–9	7	Did not advance			14
Júlia Gentile Guilherme Melo	Mixed doubles	New Zealand L 5–12	Japan L 1–11	China L 3–10	Latvia L 3–6	Turkey L 5–10	—	6	Did not advance			22

Mixed team

Group B	Skip	W	L	W–L	PF	PA	EW	EL	BE	SE	DSC
Great Britain	Logan Carson	6	1	–	44	30	26	21	4	7	51.75
Denmark	Jacob Schmidt	5	2	–	48	28	27	20	2	9	34.70
Switzerland	Nathan Dryburgh	4	3	2–0	52	35	25	23	5	7	39.96
Italy	Andrea Gilli	4	3	1–1	46	38	29	23	3	7	50.58
South Korea	Kim Dae-hyun	4	3	0–2	48	33	24	22	3	8	109.88
Canada	Nathan Gray	3	4	–	40	34	24	20	3	11	35.43
Brazil	Pedro Ribeiro	1	6	1–0	17	81	13	31	0	2	103.39
Germany	Lukas Jäger	1	6	0–1	30	46	19	27	2	5	68.51

Round robin

Draw 1

Saturday, January 20, 14:00

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brazil (Ribeiro)	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	X	1
South Korea (Kim)	6	1	3	6	1	0	X	X	17

Draw 2

Sunday, January 21, 10:00

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Canada (Gray)	1	1	2	3	4	3	X	X	14
Brazil (Ribeiro)	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0

Draw 3

Sunday, January 21, 18:00

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brazil (Ribeiro)	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	1
Denmark (Schmidt)	3	3	2	2	0	4	X	X	14

Draw 4

Monday, January 22, 14:00

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brazil (Ribeiro)	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	6
Germany (Jäger)	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	4

Draw 5

Tuesday, January 23, 10:00

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Switzerland (Dryburgh)	4	0	0	4	4	1	X	X	13
Brazil (Ribeiro)	0	1	1	0	0	0	X	X	2

Draw 6

Tuesday, January 23, 18:00

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brazil (Ribeiro)	0	1	0	0	0	2	X	X	3
Italy (Gilli)	4	0	0	4	2	0	X	X	10

Draw 7

Wednesday, January 24, 13:00

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Great Britain (Carson)	1	0	3	1	0	4	0	X	9
Brazil (Ribeiro)	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	X	4

Mixed doubles

Group C	W	L	W–L	DSC
China	5	0	–	56.80
Japan	4	1	–	38.84
Latvia	3	2	–	77.39
Turkey	2	3	–	89.37
New Zealand	1	4	–	94.80
Brazil	0	5	–	112.92

Round robin

Draw 4

Saturday, January 27, 18:00

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
New Zealand (Russell / Nevill)	2	3	1	0	2	0	4	X	12
Brazil (Gentile / Melo)	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	X	5

Draw 5

Sunday, January 28, 10:00

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brazil (Gentile / Melo)	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	X	1
Japan (Tanaka / Kawai)	3	2	0	2	3	1	X	X	11

Draw 10

Monday, January 29, 18:00

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brazil (Gentile / Melo)	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	3
China (Gong / Xu)	0	2	2	2	1	0	3	X	10

Draw 13

Tuesday, January 30, 18:00

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Latvia (Regža / Zass)	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	X	6
Brazil (Gentile / Melo)	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	X	3

Draw 15

Wednesday, January 31, 12:30

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Brazil (Gentile / Melo)	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	X	5
Turkey (Ekmekçi / Aybar)	3	0	0	3	0	0	4	X	10

Short track speed skating

Brazil achieved 1 male quota at the 2023 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships.^[8]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lucas Koo	500 m	42.849	2 Q	41.393	2 Q	42.257	3 QB	1:10.346	10
	1000 m	—	1:27.554	2 Q	No time	5 QB	PEN	9
	1500 m	—	2:22.842	2 Q	PEN		Did not advance

Skeleton

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Cauê Miota	Men's	57.21	19	57.10	19	1:54.31	19
Eduardo Strapasson	Men's	55.00	11	54.94	11	1:49.94	10

Snowboarding

Snowboard cross

Athlete	Event	Group heats		Semifinal	Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Position	Position
Zion Bethônico	Men's snowboard cross	18	3 Q	2 BF

Halfpipe, Slopestyle & Big Air

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
João Teixeira	Men's halfpipe	35.25	12.75	35.25	15	did not advance

References

^ "A 50 dias de Gangwon 2024, Brasil tem nove atletas classificados para os Jogos de Inverno da Juventude" [50 days before Gangwon 2024, Brazil has nine athletes qualified for the Winter Youth Games] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. 30 November 2023.
^ "Após sucesso de Nicole Silveira em Pequim 2022, skeleton do Brasil se renova e terá dois atletas em Gangwon 2024 daqui a 40 dias" [After Nicole Silveira's success in Beijing 2022, Brazilian skeleton is renewed and will have two athletes in Gangwon 2024 in 40 days] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. 10 December 2023.
^ "JOGOS OLÍMPICOS DA JUVENTUDE 2024" [2024 WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Snow Sports Federation. 19 December 2023.
^ "Nine Panam Sports Countries Ready to Shine at Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ "Snowboarder Zion Bethonico makes history by claiming Brazil's first medal at winter YOG". www.olympics.com. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
^ "4th Winter Youth Olympic Games – Gangwon, Korea – 19 Jan-1 Feb 2024 Qualification Curling Competitions" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ "Communication No. 2535 - PROVISIONAL QUOTA PLACES SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING". Retrieved 8 November 2023.

[1] "A 50 dias de Gangwon 2024, Brasil tem nove atletas classificados para os Jogos de Inverno da Juventude" [50 days before Gangwon 2024, Brazil has nine athletes qualified for the Winter Youth Games] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. 30 November 2023.

[2] "Após sucesso de Nicole Silveira em Pequim 2022, skeleton do Brasil se renova e terá dois atletas em Gangwon 2024 daqui a 40 dias" [After Nicole Silveira's success in Beijing 2022, Brazilian skeleton is renewed and will have two athletes in Gangwon 2024 in 40 days] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. 10 December 2023.

[3] "JOGOS OLÍMPICOS DA JUVENTUDE 2024" [2024 WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Snow Sports Federation. 19 December 2023.

[4] "Nine Panam Sports Countries Ready to Shine at Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

[5] "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[6] "Snowboarder Zion Bethonico makes history by claiming Brazil's first medal at winter YOG". www.olympics.com. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

[7] "4th Winter Youth Olympic Games – Gangwon, Korea – 19 Jan-1 Feb 2024 Qualification Curling Competitions" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2023.

[8] "Communication No. 2535 - PROVISIONAL QUOTA PLACES SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING". Retrieved 8 November 2023.

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