Brazil's first Winter Olympics gold is about much more than the medal

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

Brazil's Pinheiro Braathen wins gold, and South America's first Winter Olympics medal

Once a racer for Norway, Pinheiro Braathen switched to Brazil, his mother's home country. In winning the Olympic giant slalom ...

Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen becomes first South American to medal at Winter Olympics

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen became the first South American to win a Winter Olympics medal after he earned gold during Saturday's ...

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen makes Olympic history with gold for Brazil: ‘This was written for me’

BORMIO, Italy — The first South American gold medalist in the history of the Winter Olympics paints his nails, loves to samba dance and credits the Brazilian men’s soccer team for cultivating his love ...