Olympic skier Breezy Johnson is making headlines after a surprise proposal in Cortina D’Ampezzo, with the moment quickly going viral across social media.
This comes just days after the American star won downhill gold at the Winter Olympics.
According to CNBC, Johnson’s boyfriend Connor Watkins proposed at the base of the Super G finish area on Thursday, dropping to one knee while teammates and international competitors watched.
Watkins presented a silver ring with a blue gem and a carved piece of wood featuring lyrics from Taylor Swift’s The Alchemy.
Watkins said the proposal had been planned for months and had “gone above and beyond our wildest imagination.”
Johnson admitted she suspected the moment might happen, explaining she “may have told him that I just always kind of had the dream of getting engaged at the Olympics.”
Reflecting on the emotional week, Johnson said: “I mean, that was my hope!”
“But it’s definitely a lot more crazy with everything just happening all at once, and the reality of it is so different than the way you imagined, and so much better.”
The engagement comes shortly after a difficult Super G race where Johnson crashed and did not finish.
Still, she says, “there’s nothing better than doing well and having somebody to share it with.”
