One of just five South African athletes to compete at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, cross-country skier Matthew Smith's Olympic journey has been anything but typical.
Lance FredericksTHE 2026 WINTER Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy are drawing to a close this weekend after more than two weeks of intense competition across 16 sports and 116 medal events.
Fourteen athletes from eight African nations are set to compete at the Winter Olympics, marking a significant increase from Beijing 2022.
Once a racer for Norway, Pinheiro Braathen switched to Brazil, his mother's home country. In winning the Olympic giant slalom on Saturday, he earned South America's first medal at a Winter Games.
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