The win for the 25-year-old known in Brazil as “O cara do ski” — the skiing dude — happened on the first full day of Carnival.

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen makes history for Brazil by clinching his nation's first Winter Olympic medal with gold in the giant slalom.

Alle Olimpiadi di Milano Cortina lo sciatore brasiliano Lucas Pinheiro Braathen ha vinto lo slalom gigante maschile di sci alpino: è la prima medaglia del Brasile nella storia…