Hilary Knight announced the 2026 Games would be her last, but the 36-year-old proved her final Olympic lap was far from a swan song.

Just a day before the Olympic women’s hockey final, where they’ll fight for gold, U.S. captain Hilary Knight proposed to American speedskater Brittany Bowe on Wednesday at the Milan Cortina Games. The couple revealed the news by posting a video on Instagram with the caption,

Wisconsin hockey legend Hilary Knight, who is in her fifth Olympics, proposed to speedskater Brittany Bowe at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Hilary Knight helped US women's hockey vs Canada in the 3rd period of the gold medal game. Watch the amazing highlight video:

MILAN (AP) — A ring first, and then a medal. One day before the Olympic women's hockey final, U.S. captain Hilary Knight proposed to American speedskater Brittany Bowe on Wednesday at the Milan Cortina Games.

The Olympic speed skater and ice hockey player got engaged at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

She's set to become the first U.S. ice hockey player to win five Olympic medals.

Day 12 of the 2026 Winter Olympics was been a busy one for Team USA and a quarterfinal showdown for the men's hockey team against Sweden capped off the day in dramatic fashion. Th