US EditionBrazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen Wins Giant Slalom, Earns South America's 1st Medal at Winter Games
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won gold in giant slalom with a combined time of 2:25, beating the defending champion by 0.58 seconds and making history for South America.
- On Saturday, Brazilian ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the Olympic giant slalom, earning South America's first-ever Winter Games medal.
- Facing falling snow and fog, the 25-year-old Braathen remained cool on the Stelvio giant slalom course and led after the top 30 fastest from the first run.
- He posted a two-run combined time of two minutes 25 seconds, beating Marco Odermatt, Swiss defending Olympic champion, by 0.58 seconds while Loic Meillard took bronze.
- The race was not yet official, with dozens of lower-tier racers still to take the course, and the event featured a dramatic on-course fall and scream.
- Braathen is known for samba celebrations and fun-loving flair, wearing 'Vamos Dancar' on his helmet that underscores his samba-dancing persona.
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Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins giant slalom, earns South America's 1st medal at Winter Games
Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen has won giant slalom, earning the first-ever medal at the Winter Games for any country in South America. And not just any medal: gold.
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With Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on Saturday gave it another reason to celebrate — an Olympic medal. It was the first-ever medal at the Winter Games for any country in South America. And not just any medal: Gold. The win for the 25-year-old known in Brazil as “O cara do ski” — the skiing dude — happened on the first full day of Carnival, the pre-Lenten party that fills city streets with…
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nin.rsLukas Pinheiro Braten, who previously competed for Norway, made history by winning the first Winter Olympic medal for Brazil - he won the giant slalom race.
With a time of 2:25.00, Brazilian skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen became the first Latin American medalist in history at the Winter Olympics by conquering the giant slalom in Milano-Cortina 2026. Pinheiro Braathen is the son of a Norwegian father and Brazilian mother. He was born in Oslo on April 19, 2000. His parents separated when he was three years old and first moved to Brazil, then lived in Norway with his father and speaks both Norwegian and…
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