Women
The number one women’s duo in the world ranking, Ana Patrícia/Duda remained practically unstoppable in the last season. With gold medals in Ostrava, Gstaad, Hamburg, Paris and João Pessoa, silver in Tepic and at the World Championships, bronze in Uberlandia and the Doha World Finals, as well as a respectable fifth place in Montreal, the Brazilian power-duo got to celebrate one success after another. Both of them already participated in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, though with different partners at the time. Duda came in ninth place with Ágatha Bednarczuk, whereas Ana Patrícia finished fifth with Rebecca Cavalcanti. Will Ana Patrícia and Duda manage to leave this year's Olympic Games as medal winners? Their impressive track record at least points to this being the case.
Speaking of Ágatha and Rebecca, they also had a fairly successful season last year with a triumph in Chiang Mai, a third place finish in Espinho, and six other top-10 spots in international tournaments. However, despite their impressive 14th spot in the world ranking, three other compatriot duos remain ahead of them, blocking their way to the summer Olympics.
The second-highest ranked Brazilian women's duo, ranked fifth in the world, are Carol and Barbara. In 2023, they won gold medals in Edmonton, Espinho and Haikou, silver in Itapema and João Pessoa and finished in the top 10 on the Beach Pro Tour a further seven times. Barbara has already competed once at the Olympic Games, in 2016 in her home city of Rio, where she and Ágatha won a silver medal. However, should the pair compete in Paris, it would be Carol's first appearance at the Olympics.
At number 10 in the world, Taina and Victoria may still catch up to their compatriots for a spot in the city of lights. With a silver medal in Saquarema, bronze in La Paz, Haikou and Nuvali and seven other top-10 spots on the Beach Pro Tour, including fifth place at the World Championships, they have proven their skills last year time and time again.
