Gold, silver, bronze and… diamonds? More than one athlete has received a marriage proposal right after their big win at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and fans aren’t sure what to think.
Yellow night view When she had a gold medal around her neck Liu Yuchena teammate on the Chinese Olympic badminton team, presented her with flowers, took a ring box out of his pocket and knelt down in front of cheering fans. Yaqiong still stood taller than her mixed doubles partner. Jeong Si-WaeKorea loses Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun When she accepted the marriage proposal.
Yachon later told an interpreter that the proposal was “quite a surprise” because she was “preparing for the game.” She shared a photo of the unexpected moment on Instagram, thanking her now-fiancé for “making[her]day.” Still, some fans were less than impressed with Yuhen’s timing.
“That’s the most selfish thing ever. Proposing at a moment that should be celebrating your partner,” wrote one X user. “You’re minimizing the moment and making it about you instead. It’s lazy and selfish. You should be planning a separate special event just for the sole purpose of proposing.”
All the drama! The Olympics may be all about sporting activities, but that doesn’t mean the most shocking things happen during the tournament. Over the years, many controversial incidents have made headlines outside the event. In the 1994 games, ice skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked with a baton.
Others said that if she had been proposed to immediately after her big achievement, she would have reacted very differently than Yachiyon.
“You propose after winning the gold medal?? Baby, you’ll never hear from me again! It had to be about you,” one fan wrote.
Another joked: “If my boyfriend did this, I’d beat him up and get on stage.”
But not everyone agreed that this proposal was enough to crush Yachon’s victory.
“I feel like proposals should happen on the highlight of your life. Whether he’s making the highlight or you already have one, wouldn’t you want to feel that ‘this is the best day ever’ (type of) vibe? How about he does it for you?” argued one X user.
Another fan pointed out that “everyone is different” and that it shouldn’t be assumed that Yachon wouldn’t like the situation with the proposal.
“It’s ridiculous to automatically assume that someone has no idea what their partner would like about a proposal or that they haven’t talked about it at all,” the fan wrote.
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Yachon and Yuchun weren’t the only ones who sparked discussions about a proposed Olympic season this year. U.S. swimmer lily kingLong time boyfriend, James WellsShe proposed shortly after qualifying for the competition in June.
“Honestly, I really wondered why he was on deck,” King later said. today A life-changing moment. “I was like, ‘Why are you wearing such a nice dress?’ What’s going on? And then I realized, ‘Oh, I know what’s going on!'”
Wells said she thought it would be a “really special moment” for King to propose, as he was surrounded by friends at a hometown stadium, but she also received criticism online.
“Yeah, because women who excel in sports are pushed out by men… and they propose. It’s shocking. 🚩,” one X user wrote at the time.
“I hate it when guys don’t know when to propose,” another joked.
Simone Biles, Tom Daley, and other Olympians heading to the 2024 Paris Olympics have found success not only in their careers but with equally accomplished partners. Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history, began dating NFL safety Jonathan Owens in 2020. After dating for three years, the pair married in an intimate courthouse wedding.
The debate over the Olympic proposal is not new. China’s bid for the Rio 2016 Olympics Hey Zi I received a marriage proposal from a fellow athlete. Jinkai Just after winning a silver medal in the women’s 3m springboard diving event. Author Sunny Singh In an interview with the BBC at the time, he described Kai’s actions as “stupid” and a “means of control”.
“(It’s) a way of saying, ‘You may have won an Olympic medal, you may have been a CEO, you may have designed a spaceship, but the most important thing is that you are my wife,'” Singh continued. “If someone Michael Phelps When a woman came up to him and proposed to him after receiving a medal, people laughed at her. When a man experiences success, women should step back and cheer in the background.”
Whether you see the Olympic proposal as a sweet romantic gesture or a threat to feminism, one thing is certain: if you’re thinking about proposing to an Olympian and don’t want to cause an international stir, consider making a reservation at a nice restaurant instead.
