Breezy Johnson is going to leave Milan Cortina with a medal and a ring.
The Olympic downhill gold medalist was proposed to after her run in Thursday’s super-G event. Her boyfriend, Connor Watkins, popped the question at the base of the Cortina course, and she accepted.
Watkins, decked out in a USA jacket, dropped to a knee in the finish area and held up a silver ring with a blue gem. Johnson became visibly emotional, said yes and kissed her new fiancé as the onlooking crowd cheered.
Johnson’s engagement comes after she crashed in the super-G. She was one of more than a dozen skiers that did not finish.
The 30-year-old alpine skier from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, earned a gold medal in the women’s downhill on Sunday and finished fourth in the women’s team combined with Mikaela Shiffrin.
In 2022, Johnson came out as bisexual, posting on social media that she “wanted to be open about who I am.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Max Molski
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