American speedskater Brittany Bowe will not leave the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with a medal, but she will return home with a new ring.Team USA womens hockey captain Hilary Knight proposed to Bowe at the 2026 Winter Games. The two first met while competing at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Knight proposed on the eve of the womens hockey gold medal clash between the U.S. and Canada.Knight shared the moment on social media, captioning a video of the two athletes in matching Team USA gear, "Olympics brought us together. This one made us forever."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBowe entered with two bronze medals, and Knight, a four-time Olympic medalist, will leave with a fifth gold or silver after Thursday's rematch with Canada.OLYMPIC RIVALS TURNED LOVERS AS US ICE DANCER PROPOSES TO SPANISH SKATER ON VALENTINE'S DAY IN MILANKnight reflected on connecting with Bowe during the 2022 Beijing Games under COVID-19 protocols."To have that human connection, even walking outside at a distance, it was really cool," Knight told Olympics.com last week.Bowe said she has come to know a different side of Knight beyond her superstar persona."Knowing her as a hockey player, its like this big, strong, powerful female," Bowe said. "But then, when we got to know each other, she was soft, genuine, kind, almost shy. That really sparked my interest."Romance has been part of the story at this years Games, particularly for Valentines Day. Last week, American skier Breezy Johnsons boyfriend proposed at the finish of her super-G run in Cortina dAmpezzo.Johnson captured her first career Olympic gold medal in the women's Alpine skiing downhill event.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.