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WASHINGTON — Exciting news has emerged from the world of sports as U.S. women’s hockey captain, Hilary Knight, has announced her engagement!
On Wednesday, Knight shared a touching video capturing the moment she proposed to her fellow Olympian, Brittany Bowe. The proposal was marked by a sleek, silver-colored ring.
Accompanying the video, Knight expressed her sentiments with the caption, “Olympics brought us together. This one made us forever.”
As the captain of the U.S. women’s hockey team, Knight is set to lead her team against Canada in the gold medal game on Thursday. She also holds a remarkable record, being tied for the most Olympic goals in U.S. women’s hockey history.
Knight is the captain of the U.S. women’s hockey team, which will face Canada in the gold medal game on Thursday. She is also tied for the most Olympic goals in U.S. women’s hockey history.
Bowe, now her fiancée, is a speed skater who won back-to-back bronze medals in the 2018 and 2022 Olympics. Bowe is competing at the 2026 Games, but has yet to medal. She is taking part in the women’s 1500m race on Friday.
The pair began dating after growing closer during the 2022 Games in Beijing.
“It was just a really good way to get to know her, going for walks, getting out of our suites,” Knight told Olympics.com. “To have that human connection, even walking outside at a distance, it was really cool.”
Knight and Bowe’s engagement is the second for Team USA at this year’s Games.
On Thursday, Feb. 12, Olympic gold medalist Breezy Johnson accepted a proposal from her longtime boyfriend Connor Watkins after her final event.
Watkins proposed to her near the finish line while surrounded by members of the U.S. Ski Team.
Reciting lyrics from the Taylor Swift song “Alchemy,” Watkins slipped a ring of blue and white sapphires set in white gold on the ring finger of Johnson’s left hand. She tearfully accepted, then turned the ring toward the sea of cameras to celebrate a dream that turned into reality.