{"id":65405,"date":"2026-02-14T14:58:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T14:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/brazilian-skier-lucas-pinheiro-braathen-wins-south-americas-first-ever-winter-olympics-medal\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T14:58:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T14:58:04","slug":"brazilian-skier-lucas-pinheiro-braathen-wins-south-americas-first-ever-winter-olympics-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/brazilian-skier-lucas-pinheiro-braathen-wins-south-americas-first-ever-winter-olympics-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins South America&#8217;s first-ever Winter Olympics medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Brazilian ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen swiped away the competition with a powerful final run in the Olympic giant slalom on Saturday, winning gold and earning South America&#8217;s first-ever medal at a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/feature\/milan-winter-olympics-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Winter Games<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With snow falling and fog settling in, the 25-year-old Pinheiro Braathen remained cool and relaxed as he navigated his way through the technical Stelvio course. After seeing his place \u2014 No. 1 \u2014 he fell to the snow before starting to scream.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/14\/e1c067d7-b21c-47cd-b18b-7219ce5b4dfb\/thumbnail\/620x414\/eb7376df52498ee76c38193b9ae25750\/gettyimages-2261105851.jpg#\" alt=\"Alpine Skiing - Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Day 8 \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/14\/e1c067d7-b21c-47cd-b18b-7219ce5b4dfb\/thumbnail\/620x414\/eb7376df52498ee76c38193b9ae25750\/gettyimages-2261105851.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/14\/e1c067d7-b21c-47cd-b18b-7219ce5b4dfb\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/c59d62d023cd6474b91659a1be6551e0\/gettyimages-2261105851.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Team Brazil competes during the Men&#8217;s Giant Slalom at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Stelvio Alpine Skiing Centre on Feb. 14, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Alexis Boichard \/ Agence Zoom \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He finished in a two-run combined time of 2 minutes, 25 seconds. He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Olympics\/status\/2022678803022254579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2022678803022254579%7Ctwgr%5Ebf688752798a8fe15710518ee08bbd74b19fe1df%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbssports.com%2Folympics%2Fnews%2Fwinter-olympics-2026-live-updates-day-8-results-highlights%2Flive%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">beat<\/a> Swiss racer Marco Odermatt, the defending Olympic champion, by 0.58 seconds. Odermatt&#8217;s teammate, Loic Meillard, earned the bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian-born Pinheiro Braathen is the fun-loving, samba-dancing skier who&#8217;s ready to get this party started. On the back of his helmet, he has in big letters &#8220;Vamos Dancar&#8221; \u2014 &#8220;Let&#8217;s Dance.&#8221; He represented Norway until October 2023, when he abruptly retired from the sport.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2024, he announced he would return to the alpine skiing circuit, representing Brazil \u2014 his mother&#8217;s native country and where he spent much of his youth.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s already accomplished plenty of &#8220;firsts&#8221; with his new country: First Brazilian Alpine racer to finish on a World Cup podium last year and first-ever World Cup win for the country this season. Now, the first Brazilian gold medalist.<\/p>\n<p>Another Brazilian athlete could earn another medal on Saturday. 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