Brazil at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Brazil sent competitors to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The team included one man and one woman. Both people competed in para-Nordic skiing. Aline Rocha is the first woman to be part of the Brazilian team at the Winter Paralympics. It is the second time Brazil went to the Winter Paralympics. They first went in 2014 to the Winter Paralympics in Sochi.

Team

Brazil sent two people to Pyeongchang for the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[1] The team included Aline Rocha. She is the first woman to be part of the Brazilian team at the Winter Paralympics.[1][2][3][3][4] The country wanted to send five people to South Korea.[1] They had the right to two spots in December 2017. One spot was for a man and one spot was for a woman.[1]

The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team Brazil") that will be participating in the 2018 Games.

Team Brazil
Name Sport Gender Hometown Classification Events ref
Cristian Ribera para-Nordic skiing male cross country skiing [5]
Aline Rocha para-Nordic skiing female Pinhão cross country skiing [1][2]

History

Brazil first competed at the Winter Paralympics in 2014 in Sochi.[1] André Cintra competed in snowboarding. Fernando Aranha competed in cross-country skiing.[1][3][6]

Results

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Men
Athlete Class Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Real time Calculated time Rank Real time Calculated time Rank Real time Calculated time Rank
Cristian Ribera LW11 15km, sitting N/A 46:35.2 43:47.5 6
1.1km sprint, sitting 3:29.96 3:17.36 15 N/A
7.5km, sitting N/A 25:12.3 23:41.6 9
Women
Athlete Class Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Real time Calculated time Rank Real time Calculated time Rank Real time Calculated time Rank
Aline Rocha LW11 12km, sitting N/A 49:19.9 46:22.3 15
1.1km sprint, sitting 4:39.92 4:23.13 22 N/A
5km, sitting N/A 20:37.7 19:23.4 12
Relay
Athletes Event Final
Time Rank
Aline Rocha
Cristian Ribera		 4 x 2.5km mixed relay 32:16.7 13


Snowboarding
Main article: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Banked slalom
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Andre Cintra Men's banked slalom, SB-LL1 1:35.18 1:07.88 1:08.53 1:07.88 10
Snowboard cross
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Seed
Time Rank Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Andre Cintra Men's snowboard cross, SB-LL1 1:18.72 10 cancelled 1:18.72 10 Q  Oguri (JPN)
L		 Did not advance 10

References
  1. "Aline Rocha é a primeira mulher do Brasil em Jogos Paralímpicos de Inverno - Notícias - CPB". cpb.org.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  2. "Aline Rocha se classifica para os Jogos Paralímpicos de Inverno". Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. "Brasil terá 1ª mulher nos Paralímpicos de Inverno". Bar de Batom (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  4. "Ser "coringa": trunfo de Aline Rocha para "unificar" Paralimpíadas". Portal Brasil 2016 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  5. "Atleta do Peama se classifica para Jogos Paralímpicos de Inverno". Prefeitura de Jundiaí (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  6. "Fã de jogos escolares, Aline Rocha tenta ser a primeira brasileira na Paralimpíada de Inverno". Portal Brasil 2016 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
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