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[[Brazil]] sent a delegation to compete at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada, held from 12–28 February 2010. The Brazilian team consisted of five athletes competing in three sports.
[[File:2010 Opening Ceremony - Brazil entering.jpg|thumb|right|The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.]]
==Background==
Brazil's first Olympic Games were the [[1900 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BRA/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042547/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BRA/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2020|title=Brazil at the Olympics|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=July 26, 2018}}</ref> Their first [[Winter Olympics]] came much later, in 1992, and they have competed in every Winter Games since their debut. As of these Games, they have not won a Winter Olympics medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BRA/winter/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042551/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BRA/winter/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2020|title=Brazil Winter Sports|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=July 26, 2018}}</ref> Snowboarder [[Isabel Clark Ribeiro]] was chosen as the flag bearer for the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] and cross-country skier [[Jaqueline Mourão]] was selected for the [[2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony|closing ceremony]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Complete+list+2010+Vancouver+Winter+Olympic+flag+bearers/2558064/story.html|title=Complete list of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic flag-bearers|date=12 February 2010|work=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|access-date=29 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216123527/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Complete%2Blist%2B2010%2BVancouver%2BWinter%2BOlympic%2Bflag%2Bbearers/2558064/story.html|archive-date=16 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Vancouver_2010/ClosingCeremonyFlagbearers-eng.pdf|title=The Flagbearers for the Vancouver 2010 Closing Ceremony|date=28 February 2010|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|access-date=29 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401032223/http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Vancouver_2010/ClosingCeremonyFlagbearers-eng.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Clark had previously been the flag bearer at the [[2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/olympics/torino/2006/list-of-flag-bearers_sto830383/story.shtml|title=List of flag bearers – Torino 2006 – Olympics|date=10 February 2006|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=29 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429005607/https://www.eurosport.com/olympics/torino/2006/list-of-flag-bearers_sto830383/story.shtml|archive-date=29 April 2018}}</ref> Mourão would go on to be the flag bearer at the [[2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Sochi_2014/Flagbearers_Sochi_2014_Opening_Ceremony.pdf|title=Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony – Flagbearers|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|access-date=July 9, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323222236/https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Sochi_2014/Flagbearers_Sochi_2014_Opening_Ceremony.pdf|archive-date=23 March 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
==Alpine skiing==
{{Main|Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics}}
[[Maya Harrisson]] was born in Brazil but was adopted by a Swiss family and grew up in Europe. She competed at these Olympics at the age of 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://esporte.uol.com.br/esportes-de-inverno/ultimas-noticias/2010/01/08/aos-17-maya-figura-no-top-3-sul-americano-do-esqui-alpino.jhtm|title=Aos 17, Maya figura no top 3 sul-americano do esqui alpino|trans-title=At 17, Maya figures in the South American top 3 of downhill skiing|date=January 8, 2018|language=pt|access-date=July 28, 2018}}</ref>
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==Cross-country skiing==
{{Main|Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics}}
[[Leandro Ribela]] was 29 years old at the time of these Olympics, and he was making his Olympic debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/leandro-ribela-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185927/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/leandro-ribela-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Leandro Ribela Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> He had taken up skiing at the age of 12 following a trip to Argentina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sochi2014.arch.articul.ru/www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-leandro-ribela.htm|title=Leandro Ribela - Cross-Country - Brazil - Sochi 2014 Olympics|publisher=Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> In the [[Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle|15 kilometre freestyle]] race, held on 15 February, he finished with a time of 43 minutes and 36.2 seconds. This put him in 90th place, out of 95 competitors who finished the race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/CCS/mens-15-kilometres.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203657/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/CCS/mens-15-kilometres.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Cross Country Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Men's 15 kilometres|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> He would later represent [[Brazil at the 2014 Winter Olympics|Brazil]] again at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=121485&type=result&category=OWG&season=ALL&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=&place=&Submit=Search&limit=50|title=Ribela Leandro - Biographie|publisher=[[International Ski Federation]]|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref>
[[Jaqueline Mourão]] was 34 years old at the time of these Games, and was making her fourth Olympic appearance.<ref name="Mourao" /> She had previously participated in the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] and [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in the sport of [[Cycling at the Olympics|cycling]], and the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] as a cross-country skier.<ref name="Mourao">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/jaqueline-mourao-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417110428/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/jaqueline-mourao-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Jaqueline Mourao Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/tag/jaqueline-mourao/|title=Brazil's first Olympic biathlete trained on sand dunes near Rio|last=Estrada|first=Chris|date=7 February 2014|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> In Vancouver, she took part in the [[Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre freestyle|10 kilometre freestyle]] on 15 February. She finished the race in a time of 30 minutes and 22.2 seconds.<ref name=10km>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/CCS/womens-10-kilometres.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182801/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/CCS/womens-10-kilometres.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Cross Country Skiing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's 10 kilometres|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> This put her in 66th place out of 77 athletes who finished the race.<ref name="10km" /> Like her teammate Ribela, she would also go on to represent Brazil four years later, this time expanding her efforts to both [[biathlon]] and cross-country skiing.<ref name="Mourao" />
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==Snowboarding==
{{Main|Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics}}
[[Isabel Clark Ribeiro]] started snowboarding at the age of 18, after trying it out in California.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2014/02/04/from-amazon-to-slopes-brazilian-snowboarder-isabel-clark-ribeiro-takes-on-sochi.html|title=From The Amazon To The Slopes: Brazilian Snowboarder Isabel Clark Ribeiro Takes On Sochi|date=February 5, 2014|access-date=July 26, 2018|publisher=Fox News}}</ref> She was 33 years old at the time of the Vancouver Olympics, and had previously represented [[Brazil at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Brazil]] at the [[2006 Turin Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/isabel-clark-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417110444/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/isabel-clark-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Isabel Clark Bio, Stats, and Results|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> She came in ninth place [[Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's snowboard cross|in the snowboard cross in Turin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/turin-2006/snowboard/snowboard-cross-women|title=Turin 2006 Snowboard Cross women - Olympic Snowboard|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> In Vancouver, the [[Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's snowboard cross|women's snowboard cross]] held its qualification round on 16 February.<ref name="Board2010">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/SNB/womens-boardercross-qualifying-round.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417110443/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2010/SNB/womens-boardercross-qualifying-round.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Snowboarding at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games: Women's Boardercross Qualifying Round|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> Each competitor raced twice in the qualification round, with only the better of the times counting. The top 16 were able to progress to the next round of the competition.<ref name="Board2010" /> In her first run, she posted a time of 1 minute and 41.10 seconds, followed by a slower time of 1 minute and 51.65 seconds.<ref name="Board2010" /> Her better time still saw her in 19th place, and she was eliminated from the competition.<ref name="Board2010" /> In the run up to her participation at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] Ribeiro said she had landed flat after a jump and injured her knee in Vancouver.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEbdcE5OGss|title=Brazilian Snowboarder Isabel Clark never gives up - Olympic Solidarity|publisher=Olympic|date=February 4, 2014|access-date=July 26, 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref>
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