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.
SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing314Bobsleigh404Cross-country skiing123Skeleton011Snowboarding202 Total10414
Medalist
Medal Name Sport Event Date Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom
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.https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/lucas-pinheiro-braathen-wins-giant-slalom-gold-brazil-s-first-ever-winter-olympics-medal
Alpine skiing
Brazil qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGiovanni OngaroMen's slalom1:04.66311.02.21262:06.8727Men's giant slalom1:19.95351:14.20312:34.1531Lucas Pinheiro Braathen1:13.9211:11.08 112:25.00Men's slalomChristian Oliveira SøvikAlice PadilhaWomen's slalom
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.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEdson Bindilatti*Luis Bacca GonçalvesTwo-man56.952456.812456.2222Did not advance2:49.9824Edson Bindilatti*Luis Bacca GonçalvesDavidson Henrique de SouzaRafael Souza da SilvaFour-man55.04 1555.422055.381955.30203:41.1919
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 AthleteEventFinalTimeDeficitRankManex SilvaMen's 10 km freestyle26:51.4 +6:15.297Bruna MouraWomen's 10 km freestyle30:56.7 +8:07.799Eduarda RiberaWomen's 10 km freestyle
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankManex SilvaMen's sprint3:25.4848Did not advanceBruna MouraWomen's sprint4:22.0774Eduarda Ribera4:17.0572Bruna MouraEduarda RiberaWomen's team sprint7:37.2621Did not advance
Skeleton
Brazil qualified one female skeleton racer through on the world rankings.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNicole SilveiraWomen's57.931357.851058.111257.93103:51.8211
Snowboarding
Park & Pipe AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2 BestRankRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankPatrick BurgenerMen's halfpipe70.0070.0014Did not advanceAugustinho Teixeira56.5056.5019
See also Brazil at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
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