# @9newsdenver on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUzGha7lRtZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/56342655-9newsdenver-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3c9bfc2671.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-02-16T00:21:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** 9NEWS (@9newsdenver) — https://gondola.cc/9newsdenver

## Caption

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen is known for dancing samba…

Now he’s known as Brazil’s first Winter Olympic gold medalist.

On Day 1 of Carnival, he wins giant slalom and collapses into the snow screaming with joy.

“I was skiing with my heart.”

Honestly? Icon behavior.

#Brazil #OlympicGold #WinterGames #Skiing #Carnival #HistoricMoment #SportsReels #FeelGood

## Stats

- **Views:** 1,111
- **Likes:** 88
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 4

## Tags

skiing, feelgood, carnival, wintergames, historicmoment, sportsreels, olympicgold, brazil

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