Olympic Medal Count Day 8: Brazil Dances, Canada Still Searching For Gold

Brazil danced after winning their first Winter Olympics gold medal while Canada is still trying to win their first.

Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen becomes first South American to medal at Winter Olympics

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen became the first South American to win a Winter Olympics medal after he earned gold during Saturday's ...
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Brazil’s Cunha wins women’s Olympic marathon swimming

TOKYO (AP)Dodging leaping fish in Tokyo Bay and pressure on the lead, Ana Marcela Cunha kept her cool and finally won at the Olympics on her third try. The Brazilian claimed the women’s 10-kilometer ...

Brazil's Pinheiro Braathen wins gold, and South America's first Winter Olympics medal

Once a racer for Norway, Pinheiro Braathen switched to Brazil, his mother's home country. In winning the Olympic giant slalom ...
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Brathen wins Brazil's first Winter Olympics gold

Brazil has dominated the World Cup and Summer Olympics under the banner of the "Samba Army," but it has had no presence in ...

Brazil's first Winter Olympics gold is about much more than the medal

With Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on Saturday gave it another ...

An Olympics of Firsts: Brazil and Kazakhstan Claim Surprise Golds

A Brazilian skier secured South America’s maiden medal at a Winter Games the day after a Kazakh figure skater won his nation’s first gold in 32 years.