Brazil’s Lucas Pinheiro Braathen held a 0.92-second first-run lead to win the men’s Giant Slalom on Wednesday, giving the country its first Winter Olympic gold medal at Milano Cortina 2026. The milestone capped a four-event session that also saw Slovenia’s Domen Prevc reset the Predazzo hill record and Australia’s Jakara Anthony claim the debut women’s Dual Moguls title.
Brazil Lands First-Ever Winter Gold in Men’s Giant Slalom
Pinheiro Braathen, 23, charged the steep San Colombano pitch in the opening leg to post the largest overnight advantage of the alpine schedule, then protected that buffer under floodlights to finish 2:25.00 combined. Marco Odermatt’s second-run charge cut the gap to 0.64, still good for Swiss silver, while teammate Loïc Meillard took bronze 1.12 back. The victory ends South America’s century-long wait for an Olympic snow-sport medal and lifts Brazil to 13th on the medal table.
Prevc Flies to Hill Record, Second Gold
In Predazzo, Domen Prevc soared 141.5m—one metre past the previous Olympic best—to overtake Japan’s Ren Nikaido and secure his second gold of the Games. The 22-year-old totaled 151.8 points for a 10.4-point win, becoming the first Slovenian man to win an individual ski-jumping title. Nikaido’s silver completes a three-medal set, while Poland’s Kacper Tomasiak, 19, added bronze to the team-large-hill silver he grabbed in Week 1.
Anthony Wins First Women’s Dual Moguls Final
Heavy snow and a swirling tailwind forced organisers to shorten the Super-U course in Livigno, yet Jakara Anthony adjusted quickest. She edged American Jaelin Kauf in the Big Final, both athletes landing cork-720s off the top air and back-flips off the bottom, but Anthony’s 29.84-second lane time proved decisive. Elizabeth Lemley out-skied France’s Perrine Laffont for bronze, ensuring the U.S. placed two riders on the inaugural podium.
Norway Survives Sleet to Take Cross-Country Relay
Tesero’s 4×7.5km relay turned into a battle with sleet that glazed the 1.3km loop. Heidi Weng gave Norway a 19-second lead that held despite late attacks, while Sweden’s Ebba Andersson twice fell and snapped a binding, dropping from second to eighth before Frida Karlsson fought back to silver. Finland’s Johanna Matintalo outsprinted Germany for bronze, ending that nation’s 12-year relay podium drought.
Useful Resources
- FIS official results hub – Live timing sheets, start lists and PDF protocols for every Milano Cortina discipline
- “Ski Jumping 101” explainer – Animation series breaking down K-point, wind gates and scoring from the International Ski Federation
- Team Brazil Winter website – Portuguese-language background on the country’s snow-sport development plan and athlete roster
- SnowSAT athlete tracker – Free mobile app that overlays speed, jump distance and G-force on real-time video streams
Source: Original competition reports, Milano Cortina 2026
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