""I had no idea who she was," Watkins said. "Ten minutes into the conversation, I was, like, 'Hey, so what do you do?' And that was an interesting answer at first. I was a little taken aback.""
""I was going for it. I felt like I was skiing pretty well but I knew I was getting a little bit low," she said."
""I'm hoping she's okay, first and foremost," he said afterward. "There was a Plan B just in case there needed to be.""
""Yeah, absolutely," he said. "I was like, 'I'm out-kicking my coverage here.'""
Breezy Johnson won the Olympic super-G gold at the 2026 Winter Games and experienced a marriage proposal immediately after finishing. After losing control and crashing over a gate late in the run, Johnson stood up and skied to the bottom under her own power. Partner Connor Watkins waited at the finish with an engagement ring and proposed as Johnson reached him. The couple met on the dating app Bumble and had a first date at brunch. Johnson had previously competed in one Olympic Games, reached multiple World Cup podiums, and had qualified second in earlier Olympic competition before injuries forced withdrawal.
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