 Silveira in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 1994 Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nicole Rocha Silveira (born 7 May 1994) is a Brazilian skeleton racer and former bobsledder who competes on the Skeleton World Cup.
Silveira represents Brazil at Winter Olympics.
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.
Silveira 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.
Representing Brazil at the 2022 Winter Olympics, she finished in 13th place after four runs. It was Brazil's best result in a Winter Olympics in sliding sports, and the second best result for the South American nation comprising all events. [1]
All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). [2]
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Place | ||
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| 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 8 | STM 3 | LIL 6 | 1192 | 6th |
DNP – did not participate
Silveira also practiced artistic gymnastics, football, volleyball, bodybuilding and weightlifting in her teenage years.
Silveira holds a nursing degree and works as a nurse at the Alberta Children's Hospital, Canada during skeleton off-season. She has been on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
Silveira, who is openly bisexual, [4] is in a relationship with fellow skeleton racer Kim Meylemans. [1] [5]
