The Norwegian Who Won Gold for Brazil: Top Photos

Lucas Braathen quit Norway at 23, came back for Brazil, and samba'd his way to Olympic gold.

The Stelvio Ski Centre at the finish of the Stelvio slope in Bormio, on the occasion of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Games. Photo taken in Bormio on 1 February 2026.
The Stelvio ski centre in Bormio, where the Alps towered over the course that gave Brazil its impossible gold medal on February 14, 2026. Dispe, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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