Rena Inoue didn’t win a gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships this weekend - but she did get the guy. If you’re a hopeless romantic (like me), you have to see the video and photos of Olympic pairs skaters John Baldwin and Rena Inoue, as John proposed to Rena after their silver medal performance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
After taking their bows, Rena turned and found John on bended knee. He not only surprised the crowd at the Xcel Energy Center but he also stunned Rena with the proposal. He had to ask twice before she said yes, hugging him as tears rolled down her face. Later, she told PEOPLE:
“I was shocked I saw him on one knee and thought he was going to tell me how proud he was – and then he asked me to marry him. Then I started crying and I said yes.”
The two have been skating partners since 2000. They both had their own singles careers and were brought together upon the urging of John’s father. It wasn’t long before the two became a couple off the ice as well.
Marriage proposals are not uncommon at sporting events, but they usually involve fans and a banner towed by an airplane. How often do two athletic participants get engaged during their competition in front of an arena full of thousands of people and a live national television audience?
Though the couple may not have won the competition, they certainly came in first in the hearts of fans.
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