Lucas Pinheiro Braathen

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Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (/ˈluːkəs piˈɲeɾu brah-ten/ , born 19 April 2000) is a Norwegian and Brazilian alpine ski racer who specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. He is the men's giant slalom champion at the 2026 Winter Olympics, becoming the first Brazilian and South American in history to win a medal at the Winter Olympics, as well as the first athlete representing any tropical nation to win a Winter Olympic medal. Until his retirement from World Cup racing in October 2023, he represented Norway in international events. In March 2024, Pinheiro Braathen announced that he would return to the alpine skiing circuit, representing Brazil instead. Early life Pinheiro Braathen was born in Oslo to a Norwegian father and a Brazilian mother on 19 April 2000. His parents divorced when he was three years old and he went to Brazil with his mother to live in the city of Campinas. Later in his childhood, he moved back to Norway to live with his father while regularly visiting Brazil. He grew up speaking Norwegian and Portuguese. Pinheiro Braathen first skied when he was three or four years old, but he did not start skiing again until he was nine years old.

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