U.S. women’s hockey captain Hilary Knight has announced her engagement ahead of Thursday’s gold medal showdown at the Winter Olympics between heated rivals America and Canada. Knight shared her proposal to American speedster Brittany Bowe at the Milan Cortina Games on Wednesday on social media. The pair met at the 2018 PyeongChang Games and bonded at the 2022 Beijing Games when athletes were operating under strict COVID regulations. Using the caption “Olympics brought us together,” the romantic video posted on Instagram sees Knight drop to one knee and present Bowe with a different kind of Olympic ring, which she accepts. “It’s been in the back of my mind for a few months now,” Knight, 36, said of the proposal, which took place outside the athlete’s village. “We met through the Olympics and just being a part of the Olympic spirit and the journey, I thought it would be a really full-circle moment for both of us considering it’s our last time through to be able to celebrate it here and tie the knot,” she said. Knight said she had already purchased the ring, and decided on popping the question in Milan while their friends and family were still in town. Knight, a four-time Olympic medalist including gold in 2018, has said these will be her final games. It is also the final Olympics for Bowe, 37, who is a two-time bronze medalist.
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