"Hundreds of thousands of international tourists are expected to descend on Brazil over the next few days for carnival. But you didn't need to go further than the Dolomites on Saturday to see somebody performing samba on a raised platform. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen entered Brazilian sporting folklore by snaring his country's, and continent's, first medal at a Winter Olympics and a gold at that."
"Brazilian TV heralded this moment by overlaying on to its coverage the same music that ran alongside Ayrton Senna's grand prix victories in Formula One. This unprecedented result shows that Brazilian sport has no limits, wrote the president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. It broadens the horizon of sport in our nation. It has been pointed out that anyone aged 23 or under in Brazil has now seen their country win a Winter Olympic gold medal but not a football World Cup."
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won Brazil's and South America's first Winter Olympic medal, a gold in the men's giant slalom in Bormio. The reigning champion Marco Odermatt of Switzerland was no match in the event. Brazilian television overlaid Ayrton Senna's grand prix music during coverage. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called the result unprecedented and said it shows Brazilian sport has no limits and broadens the nation's sporting horizons. Anyone aged 23 or under in Brazil has now seen their country win a Winter Olympic gold but not a football World Cup. Braathen lived in Brazil from age three to 11 and originally dreamed of being a footballer; he later developed as an elite skier in Norway.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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