"From the beginning, I wasn't 100 percent sure that's who I was and what I wanted. So it took me a while to finally be OK with it, I guess. For a moment there, it was me hiding a lot of who I was and hiding Kim essentially from a lot of people and the closest people that I knew."
"It's very special to be able to share [the] Olympic Games with your partner. It's an extremely stressful, high-pressure period, so to have my person there as a comfort and safe space is of immense value to me, and also my performance. It brings a sense of calmness and normality into the [craziest] weeks of our career."
Kim Meylemans of Belgium and Nicole Silveira of Brazil are top skeleton competitors who may face each other at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Skeleton athletes reach speeds over 90mph while lying face-down and head-first on small sleds. Meylemans competed at the 2018 and 2022 Olympics and won gold at the 2024 and 2026 European Championships. Silveira placed 13th in 2022, Brazil's best sliding-sports Olympic result, and earned bronze at two World Cup stages in 2024–25. The pair met at the 2019 World Cup, began publicly dating in 2021, and emphasize mutual emotional support during high-pressure competition.
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