- - Breezy Johnson gets engaged at Winter Olympics after boyfriend proposes at finish line

Andrew Greif February 12, 2026 at 6:11 AM

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Breezy Johnson shows off the engagement ring after accepting. (NBC News) (NBC News)

MILAN — Four days after Breezy Johnson’s Winter Olympics began with skiing’s downhill gold medal, the American star added a new piece of jewelry.

An engagement ring.

Johnson’s boyfriend, Connor Watkins, proposed at the base of the super-G run in Cortina D’Ampezzo on Thursday and Johnson tearfully accepted.

Wearing a USA jacket, Watkins dropped to a knee in the finish area surrounded by skiers and competitors from other countries, and raised a silver ring with a blue gem at its center. Johnson put a hand to her sunglasses while becoming visibly emotional. After saying yes, Watkins stood and kissed Johnson as U.S. teammates and officials cheered.

The engagement came on a day of mixed emotions for Johnson. More than an hour before Watkins proposed, Johnson, 30, crashed during the super-G final. She was one of more than a dozen skiers who did not finish after either crashing or skiing off the course.

In 2022, Johnson came out as bisexual, posting on social media that she “wanted to be open about who I am.”

Watkins has cheered on Johnson from Cortina, including being in the stands for her gold medal Sunday in the women’s downhill, when Johnson joined Lindsey Vonn, in 2010, as the only American woman to win the event.

Johnson missed out on a second medal in the team combined event on Tuesday. Though she finished first in the downhill portion, her teammate Mikaela Shiffrin struggled in the slalom and they finished fourth.

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