Michel Macedo (skier)

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Michel Macedo
Personal information
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 (age 24)
Fortaleza, Brazil
Sport
SportAlpine skiing
College teamMiddlebury
ClubCascade Winter Sports Club

Michel Macedo (born 23 September 1998) is a Brazilian alpine skier competing collegiately for Middlebury College. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. [1] On 17 February 2019, he had the best-result-ever by a Brazilian Alpine athlete with a 27.97 performance on the FIS Points List at the Dartmouth Carnival university race in New Hampshire (USA), according to the Brazilian Confederation of Snow Sports. [2] He qualified to represent Brazil at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [3] Macedo was unable to compete in the Men's Giant Slalom due to contracting COVID-19. [4] [5]

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Olympic Results

YearEventResult
2018Men's Super-GDNS
Men's Giant SlalomDNF
Men's SlalomDNF
2022Men's Giant SlalomDNS
Men's SlalomTBD

2018

DisciplineRoundTimeRankBib
Super-GRun 1DNS-55
Giant SlalomRun 1DNF-67
Run 2Did not advance--
SlalomRun 1DNF-82
Run 2Did not advance--

2022

DisciplineRoundTimeRankBib
Giant SlalomRun 1DNS-46
SlalomRun 159.883757
Run 2DNF--

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References

  1. "Athlete Profile: Michel MACEDO - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. "Feito histórico! Michel Macedo e Jaqueline Mourão são destaques no esporte de neve brasileiro". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  3. "Eight Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy alumni heading to Olympics in Beijing". South Tahoe Now. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  4. Morales, Luisa. "Miller unable to complete run in giant slalom amid snowy weather conditions". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  5. "Winter Olympics: Brazilian skier tests positive for Covid-19". Then24. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-14.