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Brazil’s first Winter Olympics gold is about much more than the medal
Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, on the newest of 2 developments
With Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen gave it another reason to celebrate at the 2026 Olympics.
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Lucas Pinheiro Braathen delivers historic Alpine skiing giant slalom gold for Brazil
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Brazil’s first Winter Olympics gold is about much more than the medal
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on Saturday gave it another reason to…
Once a racer for Norway, Pinheiro Braathen switched to Brazil, his mother's home country. In winning the Olympic giant slalom on Saturday, he earned South America's first medal at a Winter Games.
Brazil has won its first medal in Winter Olympics history after Lucas Pinheiro Braathen captured gold in the men’s giant slalom at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Games. The victory also marks the first Winter Olympic medal ever won by a South American or Latin American country.
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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