Brazil break historic records in cross-country skiing at the Winter Games | OneFootball

Brazil made a historic debut at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games. In the cross-country skiing free sprint, Manex Silva achieved 48th place, the best Brazilian result in the history of the sport at the Olympics. This surpasses Jaqueline Mourão's 66th place in 2010 and brings the country closer to the South American elite.

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Manex celebrated the unprecedented achievement: “I am happy to achieve the best result in Brazil's history in individual events. I gave my best and I think there's still room for improvement to get closer to the best in the coming years,” said the athlete after the event in Tesero.

In the women's category, Eduarda Ribera secured the best technical score (FIS) for the country among women in the Games, finishing 72nd. “I am mentally stronger. My psychologist and everyone behind this made a difference for me to see myself better in these Olympic Games,” highlighted Duda.

Bruna Moura experienced the most emotional moment of the round. After missing the 2022 Games due to a serious accident, she finally officially debuted in 74th place: “The moment I saw the finish line, it meant everything to me. Now I can officially say: I am an Olympic athlete,” she celebrated.

The Brazilian schedule continues this Wednesday (11) with the snowboard halfpipe. In the coming days, the team returns to cross-country for the 10km and distance events, while Nicole Silveira awaits her debut in skeleton to seek new records for the delegation.

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