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.

The Winter Olympics truly went global on Saturday when a Brazilian won the men's alpine skiing giant slalom - and a 17-year-old finished 60th for Thailand. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, who used to compete for Norway before switching to his mother's nation,

Breezy Johnson opened Team USA's medal account in the 2026 Winter Olympics, winning the women's downhill in alpine skiing.

Newly-crowned alpine skiing Olympic champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil received a special call from Italian great Alberto Tomba after claiming a first Winter Games medal for South America on Saturday.

The gold medal will be awarded in the Men's Giant Slalom event as part of the 2026 Winter Olympics Saturday, with some of the world's best men's skiers taking part.

Braathen won Brazil’s first-ever Winter Games medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

The Alpine skiing competition begins Saturday. Here's everything you need to know about the men's and women's programs.

Saturday couldn’t get any better for Lucas Pinheiro Braathen. The 25-year-old Brazilian alpine skier won gold in the men’s giant slalom, taking down the dominant Marco Odermatt of Switzerland to make some history.

Winter Olympics history was made on Saturday, February 14, when Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won gold in the men’s giant slalom, beating alpine skiing great Marco Odermatt of Switzerland.

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the men’s giant slalom, earning Brazil’s first Winter Olympic medal and the first for any South American athlete.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The 2026 Olympic Winter Games, underway in Italy, features 16 different sport disciplines, some of which people can get involved in right in New Mexico. From skiing and snowboarding to skating and curling,