They are over. As always, lots of inspiration.

First, a few facts:

• 93 countries participated
• 116 events held awarding 348 medals
• 29 countries won medals

Lots to takeaway just from those facts:

• The athletes from the 64 countries who didn’t take home medals came with the same hopes and desires.
• They can say they competed against the best.
• They had faith to start and finish.

Looking at the medal tracker, I noticed the largest number of countries (6) who won the same amount of medals won just one medal. In that list was Brazil. That’s right. A Brazilian won a medal at the Winter Olympics. And it was gold.

To read others more qualified to capture his story, follow these links:

https://www.aol.com/articles/skier-not-even-able-grasp-161206518.html

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/14/winter-olympics-brazils-pinheiro-braathen-sambas-down-slope-for-south-americas-first-medal

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/15/nx-s1-5715075/brazil-braathen-gold-south-americas-first-winter-olympics-medal

Reading Lucas’s quotes following his historic accomplishment, this one said it best:

“It’s a moment that’s hard to grasp, even though it’s crystal clear that you are officially the Olympic champion. Even though I had such faith and I knew that this was written for me, it is still so incredible to live that dream turned reality. I couldn’t quite grasp it.”

Faith.

• That you were created for a purpose
• That you can represent what it looks like to pursue that purpose
• That following your faith can be inspirational to others

We won’t all be Olympians. Yet, we all have purpose…that can be pursued…that requires faith…that can inspire others.