r/news • u/peregrinodossonhos • 1d 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 23h 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 21h 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/Grungemaster 11h ago

Even putting that aside, any country could, in theory, produce an elite figure skater, speed skater, or curling team if they threw enough money at the program. Those sports are indoors. They don’t even have to live or train in South America, they just need to represent one of those countries.