Jaqueline Mourão (born 27 December 1975) is a Brazilian

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, and cross-country skier. Being an eight-time Olympian from 2004 to 2022, she is not only one of the two athletes, together with

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, who participated in three consecutive

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between 2018 and 2022 inclusive, respectively in

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, and

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, but also one of the two athletes, together with

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, who participated in both of the

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and

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hosted by

, respectively in 2008 and 2022. Born and raised in the mountainous city of

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, she only began cross-country skiing at the age of 29 and competed in an XC-Ski race for the first time in December 2005. After only ten years of XC-Ski racing, in 2015, she was competitive enough to obtain three podiums in NorAm Cups. She participated in five

—

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(XC-Ski),

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(XC-Ski),

Sochi Sochi ( rus, Сочи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg, from – ''seaside'') is the largest Resort town, resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi (river), Sochi River, along the Black Sea in the North Caucasus of Souther ...

(XC-Ski & Biathlon),

(XC-Ski) and

(XC-Ski) — as well as in three

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(MTB),

(MTB), and

(MTB). Jaqueline Mourão carried the Brazilian flag during the Closing Ceremony at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and during the Opening Ceremony at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

References

External links

* 1975 births Living people Brazilian female cross-country skiers Brazilian female cyclists Brazilian mountain bikers Cross-country mountain bikers Brazilian female biathletes Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for Brazil Olympic cyclists for Brazil Olympic biathletes for Brazil Sportspeople from Belo Horizonte Pan American Games bronze medalists in cycling Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Cyclists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen Long stubs with short prose {{Brazil-cycling-bio-stub