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Brazilian skeleton racer
Nicole Silveira
Silveira in 2020
Personal information
Born (1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 (age 30)
Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Sport
Country Brazil
SportSkeleton

Nicole Rocha Silveira (born 7 May 1994) is a Brazilian skeleton racer and former bobsledder who competes on the Skeleton World Cup.

Career

Silveira made her Skeleton World Championships debut in the 2019 edition in Whistler, finishing in 25th place. In the following edition in Altenberg, she finished in 24th place. She made her Skeleton World Cup debut in the 2020–21 season, where she only competed in 5 of the 8 scheduled races and finished 22nd overall. In the 2021 World Championships, Silveira finished in 17th.

She started the 2021–22 season with three victories at the North American Cup in Whistler, won another race of the Intercontinental Cup also in Whistler, and won two more races of the North American Cup in Park City. After that great start, she went on to the World Cup, competing in the last six of the eight scheduled events and finishing 19th overall. In this season, she obtained her best World Cup result until then, a 9th place in Altenberg. In the following World Cup, Silveira competed in all races, starting the season with an 8th place in Whistler and finishing 11th overall. In the 2023 World Championships, she had her best result, finishing 16th. In the 2023–24 Skeleton World Cup, Silveira had her best World Cup result, a 7th place in Igls.

Silveira also competed in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, where she placed 18th in the standings.

She represented Brazil at the 2022 Winter Olympics, where she finished in 13th place after four runs, Brazil's best result in a Winter Olympic Games in sliding sports, and the second best results for Brazil including all events.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Place
2020–21 SIG 1
18 		SIG 2
18 		IGL 1
18 		IGL 2
18 		WIN
DNP 		STM
DNP 		KON
20 		IGL 3
DNP 		388 22nd
2021–22 IGL 1
DNP 		IGL 2
DNP 		ALT 1
14 		WIN 1
16 		ALT 2
9 		SIG
24 		WIN 2
18 		STM
18 		565 19th
2022–23 WHI
8 		PAC
10 		LPL
12 		WIN
14 		ALT 1
10 		ALT 2
16 		IGL
16 		SIG
12 		1008 11th
2023–24 YAN
11 		LAP
16 		IGL
7 		STM
12 		LIL
10 		SIG
26 		ALT
24 		LAK
18 		833 14th
2024–25 PYE 1
3 		PYE 2
6 		YAN
DNP 		ALT
7 		SIG
14 		WIN STM LIL 656 13th

DNP – did not participate

Personal life

Silveira, who is openly bisexual, is in a relationship with fellow skeleton racer Kim Meylemans.

References

  1. ^ "These 2 out Olympians are dating, and getting ready to compete against one another in Beijing". Outsports. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. IBSF website
  3. "At least 36 out LGBTQ athletes in Beijing Winter Olympics, a record". Outsports. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11.

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