With Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on Saturday gave it another ...

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.

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

Brazil, the largest country in South America, is currently in the midst of its samba festival period. During this time, when ...

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 ...

Brazil danced after winning their first Winter Olympics gold medal while Canada is still trying to win their first.

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil claimed giant slalom skiing gold at the Milan/Cortina Games to give South America a first ever Winter Olympics medal on a memorable Saturday. Pinheiro Braathen held ...

His two-run combined time of 2:25 beat Swiss racer Marco Odermatt, the defending Olympic champion, by 0.58 seconds to win the ...

Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen brought a dream gold medal within reach as he outclassed the opposition in the first leg of the men's giant slalom on Saturday to give himself a huge lead.

Pinheiro Braathen grew up in Norway but switched to represent Brazil, his mother's country, and now has first Winter Olympics medal for South America.