Meet the Power Couples Competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics Who Everyone Will Be Talking About

Aleksander, representing Norway, and Mikaela, representing the U.S., first met at the Alpine Ski Racing World Cup in Chile, but it wasn’t until several years later in 2021 that they became a couple. Then, in April 2024, they took their relationship to the next level by getting engaged.

Madison and Evan have been an ice dancing pair since 2011, though it wasn’t until 2017 that their relationship turned romantic. The couple tied the knot in June 2024, and now they’re gearing up for their fourth (!!) Olympic Games together.

Team USA para cross-country skiers Aaron and Oksana first hit it off at 2014 Sochi Paralympics, and by 2022, they were engaged. Their next adventure: Taking on the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics together.

Both members of Montreal Victoire, Marie-Philip and Laura (who have been together since 2017 and married since September 2024) are looking to lead Team Canada to gold at the Winter Games.

Norwegian Olympic curlers Magnus and Kristin Skaslien have been together since 2011, and they’ve been competing as a mixed doubles team since 2012. Since then, they’ve taken home two Olympic medals together, and even after seven years of marriage, they’re still a dream team.

American freeskiers Ashley Caldwell and Justin Schoenefeld first met after the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and quickly hit it off. Together with Christopher Lillis, the couple won gold in Olympic debut of mixed team aerials, and just about a year ago, they tied the knot on top of a summit in Park City, Utah.

Canadian curling couple Jocelyn and Brett first became partners in 2016, and it wasn’t long before they both felt a spark. After marrying in June 2022 (and welcoming a son the following year), the pair is heading to their second Olympic Games as a couple—which will be their first time competing together as a duo on the Olympic stage.

These two ice hockey stars are really giving Heated Rivalry. Ronja, a two-time bronze medal winner, is playing for Team Finland, while Anna will be making her Olympic debut for Sweden—but that didn’t stop them from getting engaged in 2024.

Team USA bobsledders Kaysha Love and Hunter Powell both started off their careers as track and field stars at the University of Nevada, but after Kaysha made the switch in 2022, she convinced Hunter to try the sport two years later. In July 2025, the couple got engaged, and now they’re heading to their first Olympics together as fiancés.

A couple since they were teens, Olympic luge athletes Emily of the U. S. and Dominik of Italy finally tied the knot in May 2025, and now they’re another Olympics together. This will be the fourth Olympics for Dominik, who is the reigning men’s singles bronze medalist, and the third for Emily.

Italian ice dancers Charlène and Marco are heading into their fourth (and final!) Olympic Games together, having been a pair—both on and off the ice—since 2009.

Fun fact: Team USA ice hockey stars Brittany and Hilary went on their first date right at the 2022 Winter Olympics. The two now live together in Salt Lake City and are ready to take on their first Games as a couple.