MILAN — U.S. women's hockey captain Hilary Knight is going for gold as the Americans prepare to face off against Canada on Thursday, but that's not the only bling being dished out in Milan.
Knight proposed to U.S. speed-skater Brittany Bowe on Wednesday, Feb. 18, as both athletes compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics. It marks a full circle moment for the couple, who first met at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games.
"Olympics brought us together. This one made us forever," Knight captioned an Instagram video of the proposal.
Knight and Bowe first connected at the Beijing Games amid strict COVID-19 protocols. The duo often went on fully masked strolls that were cute, but not necessarily romantic, Knight recalled. Bowe walked away with bronze in the 1000m in Beijing, but she told People that her time with Knight "was the biggest win coming out of Beijing."
“(It was) a very unique way to meet someone, but it was also kind of cool because we felt like we were in this bubble," Bowe said. "No outside distractions. And we really had a lot of time just to get to know each other.”
