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Jean-Luc Baker and British-Spanish skater Olivia Smart have officially taken their relationship to new heights at the 2026 Winter Olympics.Related video above: From Olympic Rings to an engagement ring! Team USA athletes get engaged in ItalyThe pair were longtime friends and on-ice rivals when they competed against each other during the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Now, the rivals became fiancées when they got engaged on Feb. 14. The former Team USA figure skater popped the question on the streets of Milan during a Valentine’s Day date through the city. They announced the news with a joint Instagram post that same day, writing, “It’s always been you.” Though Olivia and Jean-Luc have only been dating for almost two years, they’ve been friends and competitive rivals for much longer. “We’ve been best friends at this point for like 11 or 12 years,” Jean-Luc said in a video shared by the Olympics.He admitted that his romantic feelings for Olivia were so strong, he couldn’t stay silent any longer.”I remember, like, this feeling in my gut of not being comfortable enough to be at her wedding as a spectator…and I honestly could not live my life not knowing that she knew how I felt about her,” he gushed. Once they got through the free dance competition in Beijing, he knew it was “time to say something.”They’re not the only Olympians who have gotten engaged during the Milan Cortina Games: Speedskater Brittany Bowe and hockey player Hilary Knight got engaged this week. And Olympic gold medalist skier Breezy Johnson’s boyfriend proposed to her after competing in another event during the Games.PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
Jean-Luc Baker and British-Spanish skater Olivia Smart have officially taken their relationship to new heights at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Related video above: From Olympic Rings to an engagement ring! Team USA athletes get engaged in Italy
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The pair were longtime friends and on-ice rivals when they competed against each other during the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Now, the rivals became fiancées when they got engaged on Feb. 14.
The former Team USA figure skater popped the question on the streets of Milan during a Valentine’s Day date through the city. They announced the news with a joint Instagram post that same day, writing, “It’s always been you.”
Though Olivia and Jean-Luc have only been dating for almost two years, they’ve been friends and competitive rivals for much longer.
“We’ve been best friends at this point for like 11 or 12 years,” Jean-Luc said in a video shared by the Olympics.
He admitted that his romantic feelings for Olivia were so strong, he couldn’t stay silent any longer.
“I remember, like, this feeling in my gut of not being comfortable enough to be at her wedding as a spectator…and I honestly could not live my life not knowing that she knew how I felt about her,” he gushed. Once they got through the free dance competition in Beijing, he knew it was “time to say something.”
They’re not the only Olympians who have gotten engaged during the Milan Cortina Games: Speedskater Brittany Bowe and hockey player Hilary Knight got engaged this week. And Olympic gold medalist skier Breezy Johnson’s boyfriend proposed to her after competing in another event during the Games.
