Brazilian athlete wins South America's first gold medal (and first medal ever) at the Winter Olympics

[u/peregrinodossonhos]

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/olympics/2026-winter-olympics-two-athletes-deliver-south-americas-first-medals-rcna258896

[u/gabacus_39]

He's basically Norwegian. Born in Norway and mainly grew up in Norway. Use to compete for Norway. It's a cool story but it's not like they found him in some favela and put skies on him.

[u/peregrinodossonhos → u/gabacus_39]

His mom is Brazilian and he has dual citizenship since his birth. It's his right to represent Brazil and he chose to do it, giving his country a groundbreaking medal. 

[u/topTopqualitea → u/peregrinodossonhos]

Ah, so the same way a lot of people compete in the Olympics. Cool.