Brazilian Figure Skating Championships

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Brazilian Figure Skating Championships
Logo of the Brazilian Ice Sports Federation
StatusActive
GenreNational championships
FrequencyAnnual
CountryBrazil Brazil
Inaugurated2015
Organized byBrazilian Ice Sports Federation
The exterior of a shopping complex
The 2019 Brazilian Championships were held at the ParkShopping Canoas, a shopping mall in Canoas.

The Brazilian Figure Skating Championships (Portuguese: Campeonato Brasileiro de Patinação Artística no Gelo) are an annual figure skating competition organized by the Brazilian Ice Sports Federation (Portuguese: Confederação Brasileira de Desportos no Gelo) to crown the national champions of Brazil. Competitive figure skating is relatively new to Brazil. The Brazilian Ice Sports Federation became a member of the International Skating Union (ISU) in 2006,[1] making Brazil the first nation from South America to join the ISU.[2] The first national championships – the Rio Open of Figure Skating – were held in 2015 in Rio de Janeiro.[3]

In 2009, Kevin Alves became the first man to represent Brazil in international competition, at the 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.[4] In 2014, Isadora Williams became the first skater from Brazil to qualify for the Winter Olympics,[5] and in 2018, she became the first skater from Brazil – and all of South America – to reach the free skate at the Winter Olympics. The first time that Williams actually competed in Brazil was at the 2019 Brazilian Championships, held at the ice rink of the ParkShopping Canoas, an indoor shopping mall in Canoas. Matheus Figueiredo, president of the Brazilian Ice Sports Federation, stated: "The specific intention behind bringing the event to the shopping mall was to promote the sport, fostering interaction with the public and giving them the opportunity to watch an Olympian, who, for the first time in her career, was competing in Brazil."[6] When Williams announced her retirement from competitive skating in 2021, she stated that she wanted to finish her career by competing at the 2021 Brazilian Championships,[7] but injury prevented her from doing so.[8]

Medals are awarded in men's and women's singles at the senior and junior levels, although each discipline may not necessarily be held every year due to a lack of participants. In 2017, the Brazilian Ice Sports Federation reorganized the structure of their national championships to align with that of the ISU. This included dividing skaters into separate competitions based on their age and technical level, as well as adopting the ISU Judging System.[9] The Brazilian Championships were cancelled in 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Senior medalists

Kevin Alves at the 2010 World Junior Championships
Isadora Williams at the 2019 Four Continents Championships
Kevin Alves and Isadora Williams were the first man and the first woman to represent Brazil in international competition.

Men's singles

Men's event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2015–16 Rio de Janeiro Rafael Barga Leonardo Araújo No other competitors [3]
2016–17 Valmir Belangieri Jr. [11]
2017–18 Gramado No other competitors [9]
2018–19 Felipe Kubo Rafael Barga Arthur Casado [12][13]
2019–20 Canoas No men's competitors [6]
2020–21 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [10]
2021–22 São Paulo Laerte Oliveira Arthur Casado Leonardo Araújo
2022–23 Leonardo Araújo Derrick Camargo [14]
2023–24 Arthur Alcorte Guilherme Ferrazzi No other competitors [15]
2024–25 No other competitors [16]
2025–26 Diogo da Costa No other competitors [17]

Women's singles

Women's event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2015–16 Rio de Janeiro Simone Pastusiak Jaqueline Pastusiak No other competitors [3]
2016–17 Marcele Cataldo Thalita Gomes [11]
2017–18 Gramado Deborah Bell Simone Pastusiak No other competitors [9]
2018–19 Sophia Duchemin Marcele Cataldo [12][13]
2019–20 Canoas Isadora Williams Deborah Bell No other competitors [6]
2020–21 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [10]
2021–22 São Paulo Deborah Bell Ana Decottignies No other competitors
2022–23 Ana Decottignies No other competitors [14]
2023–24 No women's competitors [15]
2024–25 Deborah Bell No other competitors [16]
2025–26 No women's competitors [17]

Junior medalists

While junior-level championships were held in Brazil prior to 2019, this is earliest for which full results have been documented.

Men's singles

Junior men's event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2019–20 Canoas No junior men's competitors [6]
2020–21 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [10]
2021–22 São Paulo Felipe Kubo No other competitors
2022–23 No junior men's competitors [14]
2023–24 Lucaz Candria No other competitors [15]
2024–25 Diogo da Costa No other competitors [16]
2025–26 João Vitor Cavalcanti Lucaz Candria [17]

Women's singles

Junior women's event medalists
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2019–20 Canoas Sophia Duchemin Ana Decottignies No other competitors [6]
2020–21 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [10]
2021–22 São Paulo Maria Reikdal Daniella Totzke No other competitors
2022–23 Beatriz Dolbeth [14]
2023–24 No other competitors [15]
2024–25 Beatriz Dolbeth No other competitors [16]
2025–26 Elena Mills [17]

References

  1. "A patinação artística" [Figure skating]. Brazilian Ice Sports Federation (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  2. Hines, James R. (2006). Figure Skating: A History. University of Illinois Press. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-252-07286-4.
  3. Longo, Gustavo (13 December 2015). "Rio Open de Patinação Artística termina neste domingo" [Rio Open of Figure Skating ends this Sunday]. Brasil Zero Grau (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  4. Wright, Megh (11 February 2022). "Recapping the Olympics men's figure skating with Yellowjackets' Kevin Alves". Vulture. Archived from the original on 19 September 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  5. Politi, Steve (7 February 2018). "Winter Olympics 2018: N.J. college student is seeking figure-skating glory for Brazil". NJ.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  6. "Brasileiro de Patinação Artística no Gelo 2019 é sucesso em Canoas" [Brazilian Figure Skating 2019 is successful in Canoas]. Brazilian Ice Sports Federation (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019. A intenção de trazer o evento para o shopping era de justamente poder promover o esporte, proporcionando interação com o público e possibilitando assistir a uma atleta olímpica, que pela primeira vez na carreira competiu no Brasil.
  7. Vieira, Sheila (25 October 2021). "Patinadora brasileira Isadora Williams revela planos de aposentadoria" [Brazilian skater Isadora Williams reveals retirement plans]. Olympics.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  8. Longo, Gustavo (21 December 2021). "Sem Isadora, patinação artística do Brasil encontra seu caminho" [Without Isadora, Brazilian figure skating finds its way]. Olimpíada Todo Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 12 August 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  9. Longo, Gustavo (1 December 2017). "Com novidades, Nacional de Patinação Artística premia atletas" [With news, National Figure Skating awards athletes]. Brasil Zero Grau (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  10. "Brasileiro de patinação artística no gelo e torneio Ice Brasil marcam história da arena, em São Paulo" [Brazilian figure skating and Ice Brazil tournament mark arena history in São Paulo]. Brazilian Ice Sports Federation (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  11. "Communication No. 2110: National Results 2016/17". International Skating Union. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  12. Longo, Gustavo (20 July 2018). "Gramado recebe Campeonato Brasileiro de Patinação Artística" [Gramado receives Brazilian Figure Skating Championship]. Brasil Zero Grau (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 22 March 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  13. "Communication No. 2277: National Results 2018/19". International Skating Union. 23 August 2019. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  14. "Campeonato Brasileiro de Patinação Artística no Gelo 2022 – Resultados" [2022 Brazilian Figure Skating Championships – Results] (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Ice Sports Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  15. "Campeonato Brasileiro de Patinação Artística no Gelo 2023 – Resultados" [2022 Brazilian Figure Skating Championships – Results] (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Ice Sports Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  16. "Campeonato Brasileiro de Patinação Artística no Gelo 2024 – Resultados" [2024 Brazilian Figure Skating Championships – Results] (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Ice Sports Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  17. Campeonato brasileiro de patinação artística no gelo 2025 (06/12 16:00) [2025 Brazilian Figure Skating Championships (06/12 16:00)] (Video) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lucnic Produções. Retrieved 18 April 2026 – via YouTube.