Norway's Lucas Braathen speaks during a press conference in Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, March 7, 2024. Brazil now has a top Winter Olympics medal prospect. Alpine ski star Lucas Braathen has announced he will compete for his mother’s home nation instead of Norway. Braathen whose father is Norwegian split from its ski team last October. (AP Photo/Andreas Schaad)
Norway's Lucas Braathen speaks during a press conference in Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, March 7, 2024. Brazil now has a top Winter Olympics medal prospect. Alpine ski star Lucas Braathen has announced he will compete for his mother’s home nation instead of Norway. Braathen whose father is Norwegian split from its ski team last October. (AP Photo/Andreas Schaad)