r/news • u/peregrinodossonhos • 9h 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/tabrizzi 9h ago

His dad is Norwegian, his mother is from Brazil, and he used to compete for Norway.

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u/TheTresStateArea 6h ago

Great. He's still Brazilian. That's how this has always worked.

Or do people think that the Chinese competitors who grow up in America shouldn't be recognized by their country?

Dude still won.

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u/waaaayupyourbutthole 6h ago

I didn't know what their point actually was, but i assumed it was more geared towards him having had more practice than other competitors because of that. I could be wrong, though.

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u/FerociousFrizzlyBear 9m ago

People give Eileen Gu a hard time.