# Brazil at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

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

## Medalists

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

## Alpine skiing
### Men

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

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Alice Padilha |
| Alice Padilha | Giant slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Alice Padilha | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 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 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | 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 | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ian Francisco da Silva | Sprint freestyle | 3:59.56 | 75 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mariana Lopes da Silva | Sprint freestyle | 4:56.07 | 72 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | 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 | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | 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 |

#### 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 |

#### 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.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | 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 |
| Lucas Koo | 1000 m | — | 1:27.554 | 2 Q | No time | 5 QB | PEN | 9 |
| Lucas Koo | 1500 m | — | 2:22.842 | 2 Q | PEN | PEN | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Skeleton

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | 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 | 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 | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |