From Bitter Olympic Rivals to Valentine’s Day Fiancés, Two Winter Skating Enemies Shock the Sports World by Turning Years of On-Ice Tension, Silent Competition, and Shared Pressure into a Love Story No One Saw Coming

SKATING stars Olivia Smart and Jean-Luc Baker are going to tie the knot having put their rivalry aside.

The couple got engaged in Milan, Italy on Valentine’s Day as they officially get set to become one team after years of competing against each other on the ice.

Olivia Smart shows off her engagement ring while being hugged by Jean-Luc Baker.
Former Team USA Olympic ice dancer Jean-Luc Baker and ice dancer Olivia Smart are engagedCredit: Getty

 

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Jean-Luc gets down on one knee as he pops the question to an emotional OliviaCredit: Getty

 

Jean-Luc Baker kisses Olivia Smart under a red umbrella in Milan, Italy.
It’s a yes to the big question as the newly engaged couple share a kiss on the streets of MilanCredit: Getty

 

Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck of Team Spain ice dancing during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck of Team Spain compete in the Ice Dance Free DanceCredit: Getty

 

Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker of United States of...
Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker of the USA compete during ISU Grand Prix in Turin in 2022Credit: Getty

Spanish figure skater Smart may not have landed a medal in the ice dance last week after finishing 9th alongside partner Tim Dieck – but she will be leaving Italy with a rock on her finger in a moment she will never forget.

Former Team USA Olympic ice dancer Jean-Luc got down on one knee and landed his most important prize yet after she said yes.

They shared the news on Instagram with followers quick to congratulate them.

One wrote, “That was so precious. Congratulations.”

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Another posted, “I’m in tears. Congratulations.”

A further message read, “Omg congratulations!! So happy for you.”

Jean-Luc also share a video montage to Instagram titled “It’s always been you” to show the build-up to the big moment.

In some of the clips he even posed with the RING in the stands while Smart competed on the ice.

The video then turned to them on the streets of Milan and him getting down in one knee with Oliva left speechless under her umbrella before shouting “Yes” and sharing a kiss.

He also shared some pictures that really captured the emotion of the beautiful moment as they get ready to write a fresh chapter.

A beaming Oliva also shared the pictures online with the caption: “14.02.26” to mark the date that she became a fiancée in Milan.