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Athletes from all over the world traveled to Italy in search of gold, silver or bronze medals at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Games.
But what about a ring?
American gold medalist Breezy Johnson got the added benefit Thursday when she and boyfriend Connor Watkins got engaged while in Cortina d’Ampezzo. The proposal came shortly after Johnson ended her career in women’s super-G alpine skiing.
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Breezy Johnson of the United States hugs Connor Watkins in the finish area of a women’s super-G alpine ski race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Watkins proposed to Johnson near the finish line surrounded by members of the US Ski Team.
It was an emphatic “Yes.”
“Many congratulations to Breezy and Connor on their commitment,” the US federation wrote in X.
Johnson, 30, showed off her ring to those around her: a blue sapphire, surrounded by white sapphires, set in white gold.
Breezy Johnson of the United States looks at the engagement ring given to her by Connor Watkins in the finish area of a women’s super-G alpine ski race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Watkins told NBC News that he had been planning the moment for more than a year. Johnson admitted that she might have had a feeling that Watkins would propose to her after telling him that she “always had a dream of getting engaged in the Olympics.”
It has been an incredible Olympic Games for Johnson. On Sunday she won her first Olympic gold medal in women’s alpine skiing and narrowly missed the podium in the women’s combined.
Breezy Johnson of the United States, right, and her fiancée Connor Watkins are interviewed after he proposed at the end of a women’s super-G alpine ski race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Johnson didn’t finish the super-G event, although the consolation prize of an engagement ring is something she’ll probably never forget.
