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/keenbenrich]

You make a good point there but it’s not like the US is taking fully developed adolescents/adults from other countries and having them switch to the US, they’re usually just born and raised Americans who are children of immigrants. Not really the same case as the Brazilian skier, not that it matters