"He gave his country another reason to celebrate even if it already just so happened to be Carnival season. The fun-loving, samba-dancing skier had the perfect helmet for the occasion, too, stenciling on the back "Vamos Dancar" "Let's Dance." He did a rhythmic number in the first run that gave him a 0.95-second edge. With snow falling and fog settling in on the final run, 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 just stared. When it finally sank in, he fell to the snow before starting to scream. He finished in a two-run combined time of 2 minutes, 25 seconds to beat Swiss racer Marco Odermatt, the defending Olympic champion, by 0.58 seconds. Odermatt's teammate, Loic Meillard, earned bronze. "It's a moment that's hard to grasp, even though it's crystal clear that you are officially the Olympic champion," Pinheiro Braathen explained."
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen celebrated with samba and strong emotion after winning the Olympic giant slalom for Brazil. He previously raced for Norway and switched to represent his mother's home country. Two powerful runs produced a combined time of 2 minutes, 25 seconds, beating defending champion Marco Odermatt by 0.58 seconds, while Loic Meillard took bronze. A rhythmic first run gave him a 0.95-second lead. Snow and fog affected the final run, but he remained calm on the technical Stelvio course. He wore a helmet stenciled "Vamos Dancar" ("Let's Dance") and became the first South American Winter Olympic medalist.
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