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02/14 07:43 CST Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins giant slalom, earns South
America's 1st medal at Winter Games
Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins giant slalom, earns South America's 1st
medal at Winter Games
By PAT GRAHAM
AP Sports Writer
BORMIO, Italy (AP) --- Brazilian ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen turned in a
powerful final run to win the Olympic giant slalom Saturday and earn South
America's first medal at a Winter Games.
The race isn't official yet, though, with dozens of lower-tier racers still to
take the course. But he's the leader after the top 30 fastest from the first
run.
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 --- No. 1 --- he fell to the snow before
starting to scream.
He finished in a two-run combined time of 2 minutes, 25 seconds. He beat Swiss
racer Marco Odermatt, the defending Olympic champion, by 0.58 seconds.
Odermatt's teammate, Loic Meillard, earned bronze position.
Pinheiro Braathen is the fun-loving, samba-dancing skier who's ready to get
this party started. On the back of his helmet, he has in big letters "Vamos
Dancar" --- "Let's Dance."
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AP skiing: https://apnews.com/hub/alpine-skiing and AP Olympics:
https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics
