Many will be at home watching the Winter Olympics together, and may get a little competitive with one another on who would be better at what sport - but what if you were to really pursue both your relationship and chasing that Olympic glory?
Well, that is the reality for some couples in Milano Cortino throughout the month at the 2026 Winter Olympics, both competing and supporting each other into achieving sporting success.
The 2026 Winter Olympics the other week and since then, many things have taken to sporting headlines.
One of these things, especially with Valentine's Day having past, is the highlight of the many romantic couples who are currently competing in the Olympics.
Although there are many, these seven are the most talked about this year!
Team USA’s Ice Dance pair, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, were married in 2024 after competing together for years.
They met when they were paired together for the sport and both a friendship and partnership was soon to follow.
The couple helped secure USA with a gold medal in the team event of figure skating.
Of course, many factors off the ice would have led to this romantic relationship, but it must be true that after years of dedication, trust, and commitment together, figure skating had a significant part to play.
Swedish and Finnish hockey players, Anna Kejllbin and Ronja Savolainen, could really be the real life Heated Rivalry in this Winter Olympics.
The couple are currently engaged after dating for five years.
They met while both competing in professional teams and developed a romantic relationship while on the ice.
While united with love, they are separated by team, and it is a possibility that they may even play against each other.
Norway’s Kristen Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten are competing in the mixed doubles curling.
The couple won a bronze medal in the 2018 games and have since been known as a successful pair for Norway.
In a match of mixed doubles curling, there is a lot of shouting orders, natural in a relationship, and perhaps a factor to their success in curling.
Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant are also competing in the mixed doubles curling, they married in 2022 and have also become parents since.
The two are currently representing their country together and have had remarkable success so far in the tournament.
Hunter Powell and Kaysha Love are representing USA in the Bobsled.
Both starting and meeting in college track and field, they transitioned into Bobsled together and have been competing in the sport ever since.
The pair engaged last year and are both yet to compete.
USA’s ice hockey athlete Hilary Knight and speed-skating athlete Brittany Bowe is another couple competing in this year’s Winter Olympics, but they represent the country in two different sports.
The pair met at the 2022 Winter Olympics and went on to develop a romantic relationship whilst inbetween their own separate training and commitments.
Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri are representing Italy together in the ice dance.
They have been partners on and off the ice for years and are known as a power couple.
It is believed that their long-term relationship is also a crucial factor in how well they compete in their sport.
They will be competing against the American couple to secure a gold.
Who said sport and love do not mix, because it most certainly does this year!
With the majority meeting through their sport or the Olympics, and carrying long-term relationships and even rings, many may try and be successful together within a sport following this Olympics, or even singles may start a sport in the hopes of meeting their soulmate along the way, who knows?
Good luck to all the athletes competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics, especially Team GB!
United by Love, Driven by Gold: The Couples Competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics