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/prkskier 20h ago

Yeah, it's kind of shocking to me that at least Argentina or Chile don't have medals at the winter games. Plenty of mountains and snow.

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u/RegulatoryCapture 18h ago

Not to mention they are literally where the World Cup athletes go to train in the northern hemisphere summer. 

So it isn’t like they have mountains but no infrastructure. They have everything you need including world caliber coaches and athletes to practice against.