JaquelineMouraoofBrazilfinishedin 66thplaceamong 78 competitorsinthewomen's 10 kmcross-countryfreeskiingMondayintheVancouverWinterOlympics.
Thoughtheresultismodest, shehasbeenthefirstBrazilianwomanathletequalifiedbothforsummerandwinterOlympics.
Bornin 1975 inBrazil'ssouth-easterncityBeloHorizonte, MouraoisthefirstBrazilianathletetoqualifyfortwoeditionsoftheSummerOlympicGamesandtwooftheWinterOlympicGames.
SheisaprofessionalcyclistaswellandcompetedinthemountainbikeeventintheAthensandBeijingOlympics.
In 2005, shestartedskiinginCanadaafterasnowstormpreventedherfromcontinuinghercyclingtraining. Shecompetedincross-countryskiingatthe 2006 OlympicWinterGamesinTurin.
AftertheBeijingOlympics, shedecidedtodedicateherselffulltocross-countryskiingwiththeencouragementofherhusband, theCanadiancoachandformerOlympicskierGuidoVisser.
Mouraoisasuperstitiousperson. Oncompetitiondaysshealwaysgetsoutofbedwithherrightfootfirst.
Shortlybeforeherdepartureinwomen's 10 kmcross-countryskiing, Mouraotoldmedia: "IwanttodomybestandrepresentwellBrazilandLatinAmerica, sinceIamtheonlyoneofthecontinentandfromacountrythathasnosnow."
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