After being isolated in Beijing for 10 days, Brazilian Michel Macedo competed in the alpine ski slalom this Wednesday (16) at the Winter Olympics. He managed to rank 37th out of 88 competitors, but crashed on second descent and was eliminated.
Frenchman Clement Joel took the gold medal.
The Covid-19 test done by Macedo on arrival in China was positive and he was forced to isolate himself. He was only released by the Games organization earlier this week after submitting two negative results within 24 hours.
As he did not complete the descent, the athlete did not have an official final classification. This makes the country’s best result in the race still Hans Egger’s 48th place at the Albertville Olympics in 1992.
“My ski skidded on the ice at the third door, I couldn’t make the fourth and I had to leave the track. It was quite disappointing. Obviously I was a little disappointed with the result. But I was very happy to be able to compete after all this mess with Covid” , he said.
Brazil was also disqualified in cross country, sprint by women’s teams. The duo Jaqueline Mourão and Eduarda Ribeiro was withdrawn from the competition because they were overtaken by Germany, which was in the lead. According to competition rules, when this happens, the team is automatically eliminated.
It was the first time that Brazil participated in this competition at the Games. The start was brought forward due to weather conditions at the Zhangjiakou Cross Country Center. The temperature was -15°C.
“Everything I went through was very difficult, the races, the season, something crazy. But the experience of being able to compete with the best in the world and Jaque is a unique feeling, which will always stay in my head and in my heart” , said Eduarda Ribeiro.
“After the first lap I felt really bad because I gave everything I had. It was a fierce fight with Greece. It was a great experience to be able to represent Brazil with two women for the first time in cross country”, completed Jaqueline, who was the carrier. flag of the Brazilian delegation at the opening ceremony.
Zebra in ice hockey
Slovakia eliminated the United States in the quarterfinals in men’s ice hockey. The American team was considered a favorite for gold, but fell in the penalty shootout.
The Slovaks managed to equalize at 2-2 thanks to a goal with 43 seconds of regulation time remaining and maintained the equality in extra time. On penalties, they won 3-2.
In the semi, Slovakia faces Finland. On the other side of the bracket, the Russians are waiting for the winner of the clash between Sweden and Canada.
Second gold and Olympic record
The South Korean Minjeong Choi won the Olympic title in the 1,500 m short-pool speed skating. After winning in 2018 in her native country, she repeated the feat in Beijing and, in the semifinals, even broke the Olympic record.
Silver went to Italian Arianna Fontana by a tight gap. She surpassed the Dutch Suzanne Schulting, bronze, by three milliseconds.
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