Lucas Pinheiro Braathen became the first ever Winter Olympics gold-medal winner from South America in the men's giant slalom on Saturday.

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen became the first South American to win a Winter Olympic 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 a shocking twist at the 2026 Winter Olympics, American figure skater Ilia Malinin​ didn't make it to the podium after falling twice during the free skate. Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov took home the gold.

Alpine Skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins Brazil's first ever medal at the Winter Olympics with gold in the men's giant slalom.

Team USA's Madison Chock and Evan Bates won their first Olympic ice dance medal, but not winning gold was a devastating blow for the American pair.

Here's a snippet of reactions on Ilia Malinin's shocking loss in men's figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics from social media.

Team USA snowboarder Chloe Kim says it's been "really special" to have her boyfriend, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, in Italy during her run to a silver medal in the women's snowboard halfpipe final.