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US hockey captain Hilary Knight proposes to US speedskater Brittany Bowe at Olympics
When talking about Team USA stars Brittany Bow and Hilary Knight, here’s *** quick rundown. 9 combined Olympic Games, 6 combined medals, and now *** wedding ring. Wednesday afternoon in Italy, the hockey star got down on bended knee and asked her longtime girlfriend to marry her. The speed skater, setting *** record with how fast she said yes. Prior to the Milan Cortina Olympics, we talked with *** couple about their relationship, which started 4 years ago when they met at the games in Beijing. Yeah, in home, it’s *** very like nurturing, awesome, supportive environment, which is really cool. We, we’re both on similar paths, so we know how to support one another. If I have something come up, she’s the first person I want to tell. You know what the other person, the level they’re competing at, the level they’re training at, what they kind of need, those soft moments. Brittany Bowe failed to medal here at the games in Milan Cortina, but Hilary Knight in Team USA Hockey, they’re in the gold medal match on Thursday evening at the Milan Cortina Olympics. I’m Fletcher Mackle.
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A medal isn’t the only keepsake Hilary Knight is bringing back from the Milan Cortina Games.There’s also an engagement ring after the U.S. women’s hockey captain posted a video Wednesday of her proposing to American speedskater Brittany Bowe.Under the heading “Olympics brought us together,” the video on Instagram shows Knight dropping to one knee and presenting Bowe with a ring. Bowe nods yes, and Knight then slips the ring on her finger.Knight is scheduled to speak after the Americans practice later in the day. Team USA also confirmed the engagement.The two first met at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. And both have said this year’s Olympics will be their last, with Knight appearing in her Team USA women’s hockey record fifth Games.The video was posted a day before Knight and the favored U.S. team plays Canada in the gold medal final. Bowe is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist.This year, she failed to medal in her first two events by finishing fourth in the 1,000 meters and women’s team pursuit. She will close the Games, competing in the 1,500-meter race on Friday.PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
A medal isn’t the only keepsake Hilary Knight is bringing back from the Milan Cortina Games.
There’s also an engagement ring after the U.S. women’s hockey captain posted a video Wednesday of her proposing to American speedskater Brittany Bowe.
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Under the heading “Olympics brought us together,” the video on Instagram shows Knight dropping to one knee and presenting Bowe with a ring. Bowe nods yes, and Knight then slips the ring on her finger.
Knight is scheduled to speak after the Americans practice later in the day. Team USA also confirmed the engagement.
The two first met at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. And both have said this year’s Olympics will be their last, with Knight appearing in her Team USA women’s hockey record fifth Games.
The video was posted a day before Knight and the favored U.S. team plays Canada in the gold medal final. Bowe is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist.
This year, she failed to medal in her first two events by finishing fourth in the 1,000 meters and women’s team pursuit. She will close the Games, competing in the 1,500-meter race on Friday.
