Brazil does not have snow. But on a foggy alpine slope in northern Italy, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen gave the South American nation a moment to celebrate.
Switzerland and Sweden extended their winning streaks in the men's and women's curling round-robin competitions respectively at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games on Sunday.
Norway secured gold in the men's 4x7.5km cross-country skiing relay at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Sunday, with star skier Johannes Hosflot Klaebo skiing the anchor leg to seal victory and claim his record ninth Olympic gold medal.
Italy's Lisa Vittozzi won the women's 10km pursuit at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday, clocking 30 minutes 11.8 seconds and securing the host nation's first-ever Olympic gold medal in biathlon.
Beijing 2022 silver medalist Su Yiming advanced to the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday, after the qualification round was brought forward by one day due to forecast adverse weather.
Defending champion Gu Ailing of China advanced to the final of the women's freeski big air event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics along with teammate Liu Mengting here on Saturday.
Latvia shocked powerhouse Germany, and Slovakia became the first team to reach men's ice hockey quarterfinals at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday.
Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen captured the men's giant slalom title at the Milan-Cortina Games on Saturday, marking South America's first-ever Winter Olympic medal, while Australia's Jakara Anthony won gold in the Olympic debut of women's dual moguls.
Four-time Olympian Janine Flock became Austria's first Olympic gold medalist in skeleton and the oldest women's Olympic skeleton champion in history at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games here on Saturday.
Slovenia's world champion Domen Prevc soared to the gold medal with a breathtaking second-round performance in the men's large hill ski jumping event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday.
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced Friday the pools of the 2026 3x3 Champions Cup, the second edition of the event, for both men and women.
Borussia Dortmund strengthened its pursuit of leader Bayern Munich with a comprehensive 4-0 home victory over Mainz on Friday, extending its unbeaten Bundesliga run and maintaining a three-point gap at the summit.
Bayern Munich has secured the long-term future of defender Dayot Upamecano after the France international signed a contract extension tying him to the Bundesliga record champion until June 2030 on Friday.
Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov delivered a commanding performance in the free skate to capture the men's figure skating title at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Friday.
Czech Olympic debutant Metodej Jilek claimed the gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters speed skating at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Friday, clocking a time of 12 minutes 33.43 seconds.
Australia's Josie Baff captured gold in the women's snowboard cross at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Friday, while China marked a milestone by competing through the full international qualification pathway for the first time.