The gold medal will be awarded in the Men's Giant Slalom event as part of the 2026 Winter Olympics Saturday, with some of the world's best men's skiers taking part.

With Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on Saturday gave it another reason to celebrate — an Olympic medal. It was the first-ever medal at the Winter Games for any country in South America.

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the men’s giant slalom, earning Brazil’s first Winter Olympic medal and the first for any South American athlete.

Men's Alpine skiing events will be held at the Stelvio Ski Centre in Bormio, while the women's events will be at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

The Alpine skiing competition begins Saturday. Here's everything you need to know about the men's and women's programs.

Braathen won Brazil’s first-ever Winter Games medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics have returned the alpine town to the Olympic stage - 70 years after it first hosted the Games in 1956.

Winter Olympics history was made on Saturday, February 14, when Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won gold in the men’s giant slalom, beating alpine skiing great Marco Odermatt of Switzerland.

On the first day of the 2026 Winter Olympics, 30-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin started off strong (on the internet) when she posted a wild video of her “back abs”. Take a look: Someone said this is going viral, so sharing it here too 😝…my physio informed me the other day that this is what my back muscles look like😳🤪…is this normal?!