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Last Updated: March 08, 2024, 00:01 IST
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Brazil has a high Winter Olympics medal prospect in Alpine snowboarding after the World Cup slalom champion final season, Lucas Braathen, introduced on Thursday he’ll begin to compete for his mom’s house nation.
SALZBURG, Austria: Brazil has a high Winter Olympics medal prospect in Alpine snowboarding after the World Cup slalom champion final season, Lucas Braathen, introduced on Thursday he’ll begin to compete for his mom’s house nation.
Braathen, whose father is Norwegian, break up from the Nordic nation’s ski staff on the eve of the season final October in a dispute over having freedom to work along with his personal sponsors.
At age 23, Braathen opted out of the whole season and skipped the protection of his World Cup slalom title.
He additionally completed fourth within the general World Cup standings final yr and earned a popularity as one of the vital flamboyant and free-spirited personalities on the ski circuit.
Braathen introduced his change of staff on social media the place he posted a picture of himself with the Brazil flag and its signature yellow, inexperienced and blue colours.
“The time has come, Brazil. Let’s Dance,” Braathen wrote in Portuguese forward of holding a information convention in Salzburg, Austria, hosted by considered one of his sponsors. The stage included a banner along with his full title, together with the center title “Pinheiro.”
Skiers should adjust to International Ski and Snowboard Federation guidelines to vary nationwide eligibility although the method is made simpler if the staff they’re leaving agrees to the transfer. Braathen stated on Thursday the Norwegian ski federation agreed to launch his registration.
Braathen has 5 profession World Cup race wins, three in slalom and two in large slalom. He competed for Norway on the 2022 Beijing Olympics however didn’t full both race.
Brazil despatched 10 athletes to Beijing together with Alpine skier Michel Macedo, although gained no medals. Brazil has by no means gained a Winter Olympics medal.
The 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Olympics will stage males’s Alpine races on the Bormio resort in northern Italy.
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