Nicole Silveira


Nicole Rocha Silveira is a Brazilian skeleton racer and former bobsledder who competes on the Skeleton World Cup.
Silveira represents Brazil at Winter Olympics.
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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.
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.
Silveira’s best career results were winning the bronze medal at two of the World Cup stages of the 2024–25 season.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).
Season12345678PointsPlace
2020–21SIG 1
18		SIG 2
18		IGL 1
18		IGL 2
18		WIN
DNP		STM
DNP		KON
20		IGL 3
DNP		38822nd
2021–22IGL 1
DNP		IGL 2
DNP		ALT 1
14		WIN 1
16		ALT 2
9		SIG
24		WIN 2
18		STM
18		56519th
2022–23WHI
8		PAC
10		LPL
12		WIN
14		ALT 1
10		ALT 2
16		IGL
16		SIG
12		100811th
2023–24YAN
11		LAP
16		IGL
7		STM
12		LIL
10		SIG
26		ALT
24		LAK
18		83314th
2024–25PYE 1
3		PYE 2
6		YAN
DNP		ALT
7		SIG
14		WIN
8		STM
3		LIL
6		11926th
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DNP – did not participate

Personal life

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