Olympics information: Jake Paul cannot maintain again tears in fiancée's document win

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As Dutch speedskater Jutta Leerdam broke an Olympic document in her gold-medal-winning run on Monday, her fiancée Jake Paul couldn’t comprise his feelings.

He was crying for pleasure.

Paul was on his ft within the stands, bawling his eyes out as Leerdam didn’t simply dwell as much as the expectations of profitable gold on the 2026 Milan Cortina video games — she additionally broke the 1,000-meter pace skating document with a time of 1:12.31.

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Jake Paul of United States of America cries with pleasure for his fiancée Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands who gained after the Girls's 1000m Pace Skating occasion on day three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Pace Skating Stadium on Feb. 9, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Henk Jan Dijks/Marcel ter Bals/DeFodi)

Leerdam broke the earlier document set by teammate Femke Kok, who notched her time simply moments earlier than Leerdam’s run.

Whereas the 27-year-old skater was delivered to tears after seeing her ultimate time, Paul was within the stands doing the identical, surrounded by her household, who additionally couldn’t assist however cry tears of pleasure.

This marked Leerdam’s first-ever gold medal on the Olympics and her second general medal after profitable silver in Beijing in 2022.

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This one was further particular contemplating Leerdam’s shocking fall in the course of the Dutch Olympic Trials, which pressured her out of the race. There have been talks that her spot at Milan Cortina was unsure, however she made the Dutch crew in the long run.

It was the correct transfer.

Boxer Jake Paul celebrates within the stands after his fiancée Jutta Leerdam of Crew Netherlands (not pictured) wins Gold after breaking the Olympic document within the Pace Skating Girls's 1000m on day three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic video games at Milano Pace Skating Stadium on Feb. 9, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Andreas Rentz/Getty Pictures)

Earlier than Leerdam’s record-breaking run, Kok raced to a formidable 1:12.59 time, which in the end resulted in a silver medal for the Netherlands. Kok can also be anticipated to be in rivalry for the gold medal within the 500-meter race later within the Video games.

Rounding out the rostrum within the 1,000-meter dash was Japan’s Miho Takagi, who completed third with a time of 1:13.95.

As for the People, Erin Jackson was in first place with a 1:15.00 time. Nevertheless, because the skaters saved going, she saved falling down the listing.

Brittany Bowe, Jackson’s teammate, simply completed in fourth to overlook out on a medal with a time of 1:14.55.

Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands celebrates profitable the gold medal within the girls's 1,000 meters speedskating race on the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (Luca Bruno/AP Picture)

Paul, the polarizing boxer, has been no stranger to exhibiting emotion. And whereas this was pure pleasure, he fired off a tweet that appeared indignant when speaking about one other huge sporting occasion again within the States.

Paul referred to as Tremendous Bowl LX halftime present performer Dangerous Bunny a "pretend citizen" forward of the Puerto Rican’s efficiency at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday evening. Paul took exception with Dangerous Bunny because of the Grammy Award-winning artist talking out in opposition to issues like U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

"To make clear: I wasn’t calling anybody a ‘pretend citizen’ as a result of they’re from Puerto Rico. I dwell in Puerto Rico, and I like Puerto Rico," Paul stated in his most up-to-date tweet, clarifying what he wrote on Sunday evening. "I've used my platform to help Puerto Rico time and time once more and can all the time accomplish that. However should you’re publicly criticizing ICE who're doing their job and overtly hating on America, I’m going to talk on it. Interval. That’s the identical motive I referred to as out Hunter Hess.

Jake Paul of the U.S., middle, cries after his fiancée Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands gained the gold medal within the girls's 1,000 meters speedskating race on the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (Antonio Calanni/AP Picture)

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"When you profit from a rustic and the platform it provides you, however publicly disrespect it on the identical time, that’s what I imply by being a pretend citizen. And I agree love is extra highly effective than hate. Love America."