Jake Paul was in tears as he watched his fiancée, Jutta Leerdam, win the gold medal in the women’s 1,000 meter speed skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Paul, 29, was in the second row as Leerdam, 27, set an Olympic record in the event with a time of 1:12.31. Cameras caught him sobbing as she celebrated her win for the Netherlands.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer began his day by sharing a note of support for Leerdam via X, writing, “Today is your day baby. You’ve worked your whole life for this. We all love and support you so much ?⭐️ go get em champ.”
He added a photo of the two of them holding hands.
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After the competition, Paul returned to X, where he acknowledged his tears.
“Juttttttttttaaaaaaaa. I can’t stop crying,” he wrote. “You did it my love. Olympic Gold. God is great and so are you.”
Jake Paul Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty ImagesPaul and Leerdam met in 2022 over Instagram and went public with their relationship in April 2023. The couple announced their engagement in March 2025.
“We’re engaged??️?we can’t wait to spend forever together?,” Paul wrote via Instagram alongside photos from the proposal.
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“I never, ever expected to date him, like never,” Leerdam said in the 2024 documentary Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson. “Of course, I didn’t know a lot about him. I could only scroll on his Instagram and form an opinion like the whole world does. But he is the complete opposite.”
Paul has been by Leerdam’s side throughout her Olympic journey, including in December when she took a hard fall during a qualifying race, putting her Olympic hopes in peril.
“It’s really, really hard. And I know this is her whole life. Her whole dream. And everything she’s worked so hard for. My heart is broken,” he told reporters at the time. “This sport is so bizarre. She could just show up at the starting line and go again. And she had such a fast opening.”
Leerdam left the ice in tears, telling reporters, ”I don’t even know what happened. It felt like I was standing on something. I just completely slid away. I’m skating so well in practice and I was so excited.”
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She reflected on that moment in January when she was officially named to the Olympic team.
“See you in Milan for the 500 & 1000m!!! ❤️✨,” Leerdam wrote via Instagram, alongside a photo of herself on the ice with the Olympic rings behind her. “After my fall in the 1000m, I refocused, bounced back and qualified for the 500m. Only nine Dutch women in total can qualify for the Games. I was one of the nine through my 500m.”
She continued, “With one spot on the 1000m still available, the KNSB decided to add me to the 1000m! ? What makes me happiest is that this decision doesn’t affect any other woman in the process.”
“So grateful that everything worked out. Milan, here we come. ?✨,” Leerdam concluded.
The Milan Cortina Games represent Leerdam’s second time competing in the Olympics after she took home the silver in the 1,000 meter four years ago in Beijing. Leerdam also won three out of the four World Cup races in the event that she competed in this season.
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