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American figure skater Brittany Bowe won’t leave the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with a medal, but she will return home with a new ring.
Team USA women’s hockey captain Hilary Knight proposed to Bowe at the 2026 Winter Games. The two first met while competing at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Knight proposed on the eve of the women’s hockey gold medal clash between the United States and Canada.
Knight shared the moment on social media, captioning a video of the two athletes wearing the same Team USA gear: “The Olympics brought us together. This one made us forever.”
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Hilary Knight poses for a photo during the US Olympic Team Media Summit in preparation for the Milan 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Javits Center on October 29, 2025. (Robert Deutsch/Image Images)
Bowe entered with two bronze medals, and Knight, a four-time Olympic medalist, will leave with a fifth (gold or silver) after Thursday’s rematch against Canada.
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Knight reflected on connecting with Bowe during the 2022 Beijing Games under COVID-19 protocols.
“Having that human connection, even walking outside at a distance, was really cool,” Knight told Olympics.com last week.
Brittany Bowe of the United States reacts after skating in the Women’s Team Pursuit Final B during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Milan Speed Skating Stadium on February 17, 2026, in Milan, Italy. (Katie Stratman/Image Images)
Bowe said he has gotten to know a different side of Knight beyond his superstar persona.
“Knowing her as a hockey player, she’s like a big, strong, powerful woman,” Bowe said. “But then when we met, she was soft, genuine, kind, almost shy. That really piqued my interest.”
Brittany Bowe of the United States competes in the women’s 1500 meter race during the ISU Speed Skating World Cup at the Calgary Olympic Oval on November 22, 2025, in Calgary, Alberta. (Leah Hennel-International Skating Union/International Skating Union via Getty Images)
Romance has been part of the story of this year’s Games, particularly on Valentine’s Day. Last week, American skier Breezy Johnson’s boyfriend proposed to her at the end of her super-G race in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Johnson captured the first Olympic gold medal of her career in the women’s alpine skiing event.
