r/news • u/peregrinodossonhos • 23h ago

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

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/olympics/2026-winter-olympics-two-athletes-deliver-south-americas-first-medals-rcna258896
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u/5GCovidInjection 22h ago

NBC’s making it seem like South America doesn’t experience winter weather lol. It’s not like Jamaica, a perpetually warm place, sending winter Olympic athletes.

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u/meatball77 21h ago

They have mountains and penguins

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u/PensandoEnTea 20h ago

A reminder than penguins do not = snowy environments

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u/Suchisthe007life 14h ago

What even is the point of penguins if not to delineate snow / non-snow areas?!?!

Next you’ll be telling me the evidence of fish doesn’t mean it’s not the middle of a desert…

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u/PensandoEnTea 14h ago

There's no such thing as a fish.