Curve 14. His teammates and Brazilian officials, however, were quick to show Raschini their full support, saying that no one is to blame for a competition mishappening and that they are already looking forward to Vancouver 2010. Edson Bindilatti, the brakeman, closed his statement vowing that "the Frozen Bananas" shall return "in style". On another aspect of the last participation of the Brazilian team, they were able to secure a replacement helmet for second man Márcio Silva (he had had to borrow a German helmet the day before, for lack of a spare unit), having had it flown in from the United States, where the manufacturer is located. Cross-country skiing Distance Snowboarding Isabel Clark Ribeiro qualified for the knockout rounds in the women's snowboard cross with the 5th fastest time, but a third-place finish in her quarterfinal left her battling for 9th place. In that classification race, she was forced to race from behind after a poor start, but benefited from an accident involving all the other three participants in her race, to end up in 9th overall. Snowboard Cross See also Brazilian Olympic Committee References External links Website of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese) Brazil NOC article listing team (last paragraph)* Nations at the 2006 Winter Olympics 2006 Winter Olympics Winter Olympics