Lucas Pinheiro Braathen Wins First-Ever Winter Olympic Gold for Brazil in Italy

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen secured the first-ever Winter Olympic medal for Brazil and South America by winning gold in the men's giant slalom.The 25-year-old athlete finished 0.58 seconds ahead of Swiss skiers Marco Odermatt and Loic Meillard after switching his allegiance from Norway to Brazil in 2024.Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva celebrated the historic victory while Wladyslaw Heraskewytsch received the Order of Freedom from Volodymyr Zelensky.Other Olympic events included a gold medal for Jakara Anthony in dual moguls and a curling dispute between teams from Sweden and Canada.