USA Hockey Star Hilary Knight Proposes to Speed Skater Brittany Bowe
Hilary Knight proposed to Brittany Bowe during the Winter Olympics, marking Team USA's second engagement at the Games and highlighting their bond formed since 2022.
- On Wednesday, U.S. women's hockey captain Hilary Knight proposed to fellow Olympian Brittany Bowe at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and Bowe accepted; Knight posted an Instagram video showing a slim silver-colored ring.
- Having grown closer in Beijing, Knight and Bowe bonded over evening walks, with Knight captioning `Olympics brought us together`.
- Bowe is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist and finished fourth in the 1000m and team pursuit this year, while Knight is tied for the U.S. women's hockey Olympic record.
- Coming days after Breezy Johnson's Feb. 12 proposal, the engagement is Team USA's second at these Games, announced before Thursday's gold-medal hockey match at 1:10 p.m. ET.
- Breezy Johnson tearfully accepted a ring of blue-and-white sapphires set in white gold from Watkins, and turned it toward cameras, highlighting the public proposal at these Games.
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For ice hockey player Hilary Knight from the USA, these winter Olympics are already gold-plated – regardless of the outcome of her team's final match against Canada on Thursday – the 36-year-old got engaged with U.S. speed skater Brittany Bowe! Knight released a video on Instagram in which she proposed to her partner. "The Olympic Games brought us together," Knight wrote. In fact, Knight and Bowe, who twice won Olympic bronze in her career, got …
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US hockey's Hilary Knight and speedskater Brittany Bowe get engaged at the Olympics
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