Lucas Pinheiro Braathen became the first South American to win a Winter Olympics medal after he earned gold during Saturday's men's giant slalom. The 25-year-old Pinheiro Braathen, who is ranked second in the world in slalom and giant slalom, recorded a combined time of 2:25.00, 0.58 better than 2022 gold medalist Marco Odermatt to win the event.

In some ways, the goals Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris set for the Milan Cortina Olympics are the same ones he set in his three previous appearances at the Games. “Landing when it matters, landing how I want to,

Puerto Rico’s only Winter Olympic, Kellie Delka, athlete shows off her incredible custom suit. The Winter Olympics are underway–uniting the world’s greatest athletes and thrilling competitions. The unique blend of competition and culture is on display with every moment

ZHANGJIAKOU /China/, February 8. /TASS/. Russian snowboarder Victor Wild won bronze on Tuesday in men’s parallel giant slalom competition at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China. In the race for the bronze Wild defeated Italy’s Roland Fischnaller.

Saturday's cross-platform telecasts turn in the largest audience for the winter games since 2014.

Numbers reveal exponential growth in viewership numbers at the Milan 2026 games.

Russia is banned from Olympic competition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The ban took effect in 2022, after the Winter Olympics in Beijing, and has continued through the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and now the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. In addition to Russia, Belarus is also banned from Olympic competition.

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